Gerhardus Jacobus Rudolph

Gerhardus "Gerrie" Rudolph Jnr (1981 - 2012)

Brief overview:

Gerrie (31), was shot six times during an armed robbery, at the family's butchery in Brits, on 14th December 2012. The father of three daughters, was taken to the ER at a Pretoria hospital. Gerrie died in hospital on 28th December due to his injuries. His father, Gerhardus Jacobus Rudolph (65), was shot and died on the day of the attack.

Gerrie was in an induced coma due to extensive injuries to his vital organs. His sister Belinda van Noord (42), said that due to the family not having medical insurance, Gerrie was transferred from Muelmed Hospital to Steve Biko Hospital on Tuesday. On 27th December, Gerrie's wife Wilma told the family that he was not doing well, and by noon on 28th, his heart stopped due to organ failure.

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.

Perpetrator details:

• Number and Descriptions
• Arrests
• Name/s and age/s of Perpetrator/s
• Country of origin of Perpetrator/s
• Trial/Conviction

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Links to Media articles:

• https://web.archive.org/web/20121231202412/http://www.beeld.com/Sui...
• https://web.archive.org/web/20121216051156/http://www.beeld.com/Sui...
• Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Apr 28 2020, 16:32:39 UTC