Esmé Sheila Booysen

Esme Booysen (1956 - 2010)

Brief overview:

Esme (53), and her husband Jozua Francois Booysen (69), were stoned to death at their farm, Zaaiplaas, in Tinmyne near Mokopane on February 19th 2010.

Brief Biography:

• Other Victims/Family
  • The suspects overpowered two workers at the couple's property, forced them into the house and tied them up. The police said the two workers managed to free themselves and walked to the nearest police station.
• Funeral/Memorial
• The Farm/Smallholding
• The Region (Land disputes, other incidents etc.)
  • A total of five people were murdered on Limpopo farms in February said Dr. Theo de Jager, vice-president of Agri SA.
  • Predominantly elderly men:
  • Jacobus van Staden (69)
  • Jozua Francois Booysen (69)
  • Esmé Sheila Booysen (53)
  • Etienne Cammaerts (61)
  • Paul Dunn (49)
  • Farm murders in Limpopo continued into March:
  • Ron Smith (70) was found murdered on his Bela Bela smallholding on 01/03/2010
  • Jan Wheeler (65) was murdered in Marble Hall on 12/03/2010
  • Albert van Deventer (63) was shot dead on his farm Langwater on 13/03/2010

Attack Details:

• Date and time of attack
• Weapons
• Items Stolen
  • The two murderers fled in the couples Mercedes Benz, and stole a pistol and a revolver. The car was later set alight and one of the firearms was found in the debris.
• Investigative officer/SAPS Case No:
• Torture, Gratuitous violence
• Indications of Hate Crime? Threats etc.

Perpetrator details:

• Number and Descriptions
  • Two males
• Arrests
  • Frans Lamola (32), and Clifford Malete (26), were arrested on February 23rd and were later found guilty of murder.
• Name/s and age/s of Perpetrator/s
• Country of origin of Perpetrator/s
• Trial/Conviction
  • The two were sentenced to two life imprisonments each for the double murder and also given 21 years each in connection with the robbery of fire arms and the vehicle.

Additional Biographical Information:

Links to Media articles:

• https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/2-get-life-for-stoning-coup...
• http://archive.is/FTQn3
• http://archive.is/NXr2O
• https://archive.is/KaTTx
• https://graves-at-eggsa.org/main.php?g2_itemId=3954591