Gerhard Slabbert

Gerhard Slabbert (1954 - 2007)

Brief overview:

Gerhard (53), a consultant engineer was shot in the heart at his home in Nicolson Street in Brooklyn, Pretoria. He died shortly afterwards.

Prof. Margaret Slabbert (51), from the UP's department of visual arts, tried hard to hold back the tears as she recounted the scene that took place the night before around 10:00 pm. The Slabberts came back from their son's place where they had dropped off his car. "When we drove into the driveway of our house, a man was climbing over the wall," said Prof.Slabbert. “I was driving. My husband got out of the car and asked the man what he was looking for. When my husband him the second time asking what he was looking for, I saw the man take something out of his pocket. "It was a firearm. "Unfortunately, my husband realized this too late. The moment my husband realized what was happening, he tried to getting back into the car. "The guy shot him in the heart," she said.

Brief Biography:

• Other Victims/Family
  • In addition to his wife, Mr. Slabbert leaves behind two sons aged 20 and 17 and a daughter aged 21.
• Funeral/Memorial
• The Street/Suburb
• The Region (Land disputes, other incidents etc.)
  • A 13-year-old girl was shot in the leg by armed men in the same street on Saturday evening.

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:

Links to Media articles:

• https://www.geni.com/documents/view?doc_id=6000000194357781869