Francois Johannes Willemse

Francois "Frans" Johannes Willemse (1932 - 1997)

Brief overview:

Frans (65), a farmer from Ugie, Eastern Cape, was shot dead, and his wife shot and injured during an attack on 4th October 1997.

Brief Biography:

• Other Victims/Family
• Funeral/Memorial
• The Farm/Smallholding
• The Region (Land disputes, other incidents etc.)
  • Extract from the media report.
  • While a police moratorium on statistics is still in place, a list compiled by Elliot farming community members show that 15 farmers have been murdered in the Elliot, Ugie and Maclear - Eastern Cape district in the past decade (1991 - 2001).

The list includes the latest victims and reads:

- January 1991: Desmond Trollip

- July 1992: August Emil Wink (55)

- June/July 1992: Peter Roland Lake (44) and Dorothy Ann Lake (42)

- August/September 1993: Michael Calvin Meyers (55) and daughter Donne Lee Meyers (21)

- May 1995: Kallie Vorster

- October 1997: Francois Johannes Willemse (65)

- January 1999: Charles Edward Emms (69)

- April 1999: Priscilla Jane Sephton (50)

- April 2000: Sithsaba Madasa (34)

- January 2001: Martha Louisa Gertina Scheppel (52)

- February 2001: Alison May Rushmere (80)

- March 2001: Mary Louise McGregor (48) and Kevin James McGregor (40)

Attack Details:

• Date and time of attack
• Weapons
• Items Stolen
  • The house was ransacked and a firearm 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:

• Official cause of death : Unnatural causes

Links to Media articles:

• https://archive.is/hpz5a
• http://archive.is/uuHuB
• https://www.yumpu.com/nl/document/read/4451339/laai-af-die-lys-van-...
• https://graves-at-eggsa.org/main.php?g2_itemId=1755546