Frans Booysen

Frans Booysen (1944 – 2018)

Brief overview:

Frans (74), was shot in the head and killed, the attackers disabled the electric fence then lifted the gate off its track to gain entry.

Brief Biography:

• Other Victims/Family
  • Karin Booysen (59), Frans's sister was shot three times in the stomach. Frans’ wife, Sina (71), heard the shots and hid in one of the bathrooms.
• Funeral/Memorial
• The Farm/Smallholding
  • Smallholding in Vastfontein
• The Region (Land disputes, other incidents etc.)

Attack Details:

• Date and time of attack
  • 23h30 on Sunday night 26/08/2018
• Weapons
  • Firearm
• Items Stolen
  • TV was stolen along with an undisclosed amount of money
• Investigative officer/SAPS Case No:
• Torture, Gratuitous violence
• Indications of Hate Crime? Threats etc.

Perpetrator details:

• Number and Descriptions
  • two attackers who fled on foot
• 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/CptaK
• http://archive.is/S1K5x
• http://archive.fo/DbaAb
• http://archive.fo/EeZ2d
• https://archive.ph/FHNwE