Fred Malan

Dr Fred Malan (1959 - 2019)

Brief overview:

Freddie (60), a well known and much loved Vet died after he was shot during an armed robbery at his premises, the Jakaranda Animal Hospital, in Moot, Pretoria on 31/01/2019

Brief Biography:

• Other Victims/Family
• Funeral/Memorial
• The Street/Suburb
• The Region (Land disputes, other incidents etc.)
  • Investigators were aware of six other Veterinarian robberies between Pretoria and Johannesburg in which the same modus operandi was used. Malan was the first fatality in these robberies.

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
  • Female suspect was arrested in Krugersdorp on August 26, 2019.
• Name/s and age/s of Perpetrator/s
• Country of origin of Perpetrator/s
• Trial/Conviction
  • Linda Samantha Carolina Venter (28), was found guilty at the Pretoria high court for the murder of beloved Moot veterinarian Dr Freddie Malan.
  • On September 20, Venter was sentenced to an effective 40 years in prison, for the murder of Malan and three other business robberies.

Additional Biographical Information:

“Freddie was a gentle man who has since his passing left a huge gap in family, colleagues, friends and the community’s hearts.”

Malan qualified as a veterinarian in 1989. After completing his national service as state veterinarian, Jakaranda animal hospital was established by him in 1990.

Links to Media articles:

• https://archive.ph/q2kLM
• https://archive.ph/bfVNK
• https://archive.ph/x30fn
• https://archive.ph/NbjGB
• https://archive.ph/N0iWh
• https://archive.ph/eGimk