Gawie Hough

Gawie Hough (1967 – 2009)

Brief overview:

Gawie (42) was attacked about 600 metres from the house in Roossenkal, and shot in the left side of his face. His brother Deon, the farm owner, said it appears that the perpetrators dragged Gawie down the path, then further into the bushes, and left him under a tree. He was dressed in only underpants. Deon said one of his farm workers disappeared without after the incident. The worker is a brother of one of his former workers. Both men are from Zimbabwe. Gawie's killers made off with his revolver, two radios, two cell phones and about R1 000.

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.
  • The attack on Gawie came two months after a former farm worker threatened him with the words: "I'm going to show you what I can do with a white man."

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:

• https://media.geni.com/p13/27/61/2d/f2/5344484dae35fa81/gawie_hough_42__original.pdf?hash=4c0d6c93395db37620cf86c04e44f0f746ba4d2eecefbe12e52360acc73afc35.1717484399
• https://www.facebook.com/VFplus/posts/10152590096474453