Frik Coetzee

Frik Coetzee (1951 - 2008)

Brief overview:

Frik (57), a vegetable farmer, and a former Phalaborwa police officer, was shot twice in the chest by two males wearing balaclavas. He died instantly. One of them armed with a 12-bore shot gun, the other with a pistol, on his farm in Barberton, Mpumalanga on 28th July 2008. His brother, Hans (53), was shot three times, and was seriously wounded in the attack.

Brief Biography:

• Other Victims/Family
  • Frik leaves behind a son, Nelius, and two daughters, Dianna and Talita.
• 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
  • There were three armed masked attackers.
• 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://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Reintroduce-commandos-in-SA...
• https://web.archive.org/web/20080805064412/http://www.news24.com/Be...
• https://www.geni.com/documents/view?doc_id=6000000188947083826