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About Estee van Rensburg
Esteé van Rensburg (1989 - 2008)
Brief overview:
Esteé (19), was shot and killed in her parent's home in Faerie Glen, Pretoria, on 25th March 2008.
Aaron Mashishi (27), a security guard, knew Estee was home alone. He went there in broad daylight in his security guard uniform and his patrol car. After shooting her he went back to work and concocted a story to his supervisor about the missing bullet from his service pistol.
After he knocked off, he returned to the house and drove away in her car packed with loot from the house.
Acting Judge Sulette Potterill said killing a 19-year-old in the prime of her life was the worst crime imaginable. Van Rensburg, who only weighed 45kg, was said to be a kind-hearted person and her killing was senseless.
Potterill said Mashishi, however, had chosen to kill her and his actions were carefully planned. "He killed a member of the community he was supposed to protect. It was a callous and brazen crime for which he deserves a punishment of life imprisonment," the judge said. Potterill said all murders impacted on the community and this killing in particular placed question marks over the security industry. She rejected pleas from the defence for the court to have mercy on Mashishi as he showed remorse by pleading guilty to the robbery and theft charges against him. "I cannot find that he had shown any remorse.
"He had a good job, a (car) licence and matric. The only motivation for committing the crimes was greed," said Potterill.
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Estee van Rensburg's Timeline
| 1988 |
April 22, 1988
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| 2008 |
March 25, 2008
Age 19
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Faerie Glen, Pretoria, GP, South Africa
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