Eugene van der Merwe

Eugene van der Merwe (1952 - 2013)

Brief overview:

Eugene (61) was beaten to death on his Sunnyside Farm on 9th October 2013.

Captain Thulani Zwane said, Thulani Chemane (36), and Busani Shoba (27) were sentenced for murder, attempted murder, and robbery by the Ramsgate High Court. “They were sentenced to 22 years each for murder, 10 years each for attempted murder, 13 years each for robbery, and one year for possession of ammunition after they both pleaded guilty to the crime.”

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

Additional Biographical Information:

Links to Media articles:

• http://archive.fo/KksBW
• http://archive.fo/Rdo1m
• http://archive.fo/tFoDo
• http://archive.fo/iV3r6
• http://archive.fo/jYIsN
• http://archive.fo/Scw5R