Etienne du Toit

Etienne Du Toit (1969 - 2022)

Brief overview:

Etienne (53), a macadamia farmer, is said to have gone to the farm to switch off some water pumps. It is suspected that it was during this time when he was attacked by unknown assailant(s). He was found by his son who alerted the authorities.

“Police and emergency medical personnel attended the scene where the man was certified dead. Police opened a murder case and preliminary investigation indicates that the victim sustained some head injuries,” said Mdhluli.

Furthermore, an iron rod was found next to his lifeless body.

Brief Biography:

• Other Victims/Family
• Funeral/Memorial
• The Farm/Smallholding
• The Region (Land disputes, other incidents etc.)
  • Since 26 August, eight people have been murdered and many more have been injured in another six separate attacks.
  • Mpumalanga Agriculture (ML) has an urgent meeting with Lt. Gen. Semakaleng requested Daphney Manamela, provincial police commissioner, and her management team in an effort to step up rural security in the province. The request follows after the security situation in Mpumalanga Province deteriorated badly, with at least five people killed on farms in the province in the last two weeks. This includes the recent murder of Etienne du Toit, a macadamia farmer from Mbombela, and the veterinarian Dr. Jesse Coleman of Delmas.

Attack Details:

• Date and time of attack
• Weapons
• Items Stolen
• Investigative officer/SAPS Case No:
  • No one has been arrested yet, and police are appealing to anyone with information that may assist in apprehending the perpetrator(s) to contact Detective Colonel Donald Mkhaliphi on 082 408 9631 or call the Crime Stop number on 08600 10111.
• 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

Additional Biographical Information:

Links to Media articles:

• https://archive.is/XTkXO
• https://archive.ph/5v8iv
• https://archive.ph/vYlvD
• https://archive.ph/pcdH3
• https://archive.ph/NMS6I
• https://archive.ph/NMS6I
• https://archive.ph/hFOqh