Etienne Cammaerts

Etienne Cammaerts (1949 - 2010)

Brief overview:

Etienne (61), originally from Wezembeek-Oppem Belgium, was brutally murdered on his estate, the Cornwall Game Lodge, near the border with Botswana on 26th February 2010. He was attacked and kidnapped at the farm gate. The perpetrators drove Etienne, in his own vehicle to a watering hole on the farm, where they tied up his hands and feet and cut his throat. His body was found later that night on a remote part of the farm.

On 26th February 2010 while he was inspecting his estate, Cammaerts was attacked by robbers, who murdered the Belgian.

Only after a large-scale search by friends and police, including a helicopter was deployed, did they find his body. His hands and feet were bound, and his throat had been slit. His partner, Ingrid was unharmed.

The parents of Cammaerts, who still live in Wezembeek-Oppem, were informed by Ingrid.

Brief Biography:

• Other Victims/Family
• 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
  • Police superintendent Ronel Otto said that nothing was robbed.
• 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
  • Patrick Sebetha (22) and Piet Sedive (29)
• Country of origin of Perpetrator/s
• Trial/Conviction
  • Appeared in the Lephalale Magistrate’s Court. The case was postponed to 7th April 2010.

Additional Biographical Information:

A dozen years ago, Etienne sold his courier company Distridi. With the proceeds, the successful businessman left for South Africa. He wanted to build a new life with his girlfriend Ingrid.

Links to Media articles:

• https://archive.ph/VEYju
• https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Anger-over-more-farm-murder...
• http://archive.is/FHt6n
• https://web.archive.org/web/20100312024251/http://www.nieuwsblad.be...
• http://censorbugbear-reports.blogspot.com/2010/03/murdered-belgian-...
• http://archive.is/NXr2O
• https://web.archive.org/web/20100303214645/http://www.landbou.com/n...
• https://www.geni.com/documents/view?doc_id=6000000188891279823