Eric Neshunzhi

Eric Neshunzhi (1960 - 2011)

Brief overview:

Eric (51), a farm worker on the farm Goedehoop in the Louis Trichardt area was shot him at point-blank range, on Friday 2nd July 2011. His murder came after a spate of attacks and break-ins in the area for the past few months.

Extract from article

"Since the beginning of May 2011, farmers and farm workers in the Beja/Piesanghoek area along the Louis Trichardt/Thohoyandou road have been plagued by two gunmen on a violent crime spree. Their reign of terror follows a break-in at a police official´s home on the Rietvlei smallholdings west of Louis Trichardt some two months ago, during which a .303 hunting rifle was stolen."

"In response to Friday’s killing and the violent crime wave in the area over the past two months, Mr Frits Ahrens, chairman of the Louis Trichardt Farmer’s Association, responded by saying the farming community was on high alert. “We are alert but concerned that no arrests have been made. Why is it that when a police commissioner´s home is broken into, as was the case last week in Pretoria, the police can make seven arrests within 48 hours? But not here. It’s been two months and still no arrests,” Ahrens said. He added that the farming community was not seeing any willingness from the local police to make arrests."

Brief Biography:

• Other Victims/Family
• Funeral/Memorial
• The Farm/Smallholding
• The Region (Land disputes, other incidents etc.)

Attack Details:

• Date and time of attack
• Weapons
• Items Stolen
• Investigative officer/SAPS Case No:
• Torture, Gratuitous violence
• Indications of Hate Crime? Threats etc.

Perpetrator details:

• Number and Descriptions
• Arrests
• Name/s and age/s of Perpetrator/s
• Country of origin of Perpetrator/s
• Trial/Conviction

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Links to Media articles:

• https://archive.is/qoTyn