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George Henry Richard Helmand

Also Known As: "Boetie"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Benoni, Gauteng, South Africa
Death: April 04, 2007 (56)
Hoy Street, Brakpan, Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, GP, 1541, South Africa (Murder - Business Attack)
Place of Burial: Brakpan, East Rand, GP, South Africa
Immediate Family:

Son of Private and Engela Catharina Helmand
Husband of Private
Father of George Ryno Helmand and Private
Brother of Private; Hendrik Corstiaan Helmand; Private and Private

Occupation: Worked at BG Scrap Metals
Managed by: Private User
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Immediate Family

About George Henry Richard Helmand

George Helmand (1950 - 2007)

Brief overview:

George (56), and his son, George Ryno Helmand (23), were shot dead in a hail of bullets during an armed robbery, outside George's place of work, BG Scrap Metals in Hoy Street, Brakpan on the morning of 4th April 2007 around 06h00.

Three men in a metallic light blue Nissan Skyline pretended to be selling a bag of scrap metal, opened fire at the father and son without any warning.

The perpetrators got away with a briefcase and a few thousand Rand in cash.

An eyewitness, who does not want to be named due to fearing for his life, said he had seen the Skyline before at the seen scrap dealer.

"Ryno drove behind his father every morning to make sure he was all right, before he went to work at another branch," explained Ryno's wife Gerda.

The pockmarks in the vans' bodywork and a wall bore witness to the rain of bullets of how they both died.

Brief Biography:

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  • The Street/Suburb
  • 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
  • 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
  • ID Nbr: 5009265121083
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George Henry Richard Helmand's Timeline

1950
September 26, 1950
Benoni, Gauteng, South Africa
1983
June 5, 1983
2007
April 4, 2007
Age 56
Hoy Street, Brakpan, Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, GP, 1541, South Africa
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Brenthurst Cemetery, Brakpan, East Rand, GP, South Africa