About Gerhardus Johannes van den Berg
Gerhard van den Berg (1958 - 2003)
Brief overview:
Gerhard (45), from the farm Klippan near Bothaville was shot and killed while trying to help fellow farmer Leonard Scholtz following an attack on him, on 25th October 2003. Superintendent Annelie van der Bank said Scholtz (32), was held at gunpoint by two armed men when he arrived at a filling station. Van der Bank said the farmer was told to drive a few kilometres away where they met up with four gunmen in a car.
Scholtz was locked in the boot of the car and driven away. She said the farmer was released after a short while and told to run away, but the perpetrators shot at him, the bullets hit his foot, and he pretended to be dead. Gerhard, who was driving home, witnessed the incident, stopped and got out of his bakkie, and was shot, he died instantly. The attackers fled in their vehicles and Van den Berg's bakkie. No arrests had yet been made.
Brief Biography:
- Other Victims/Family
- Van den Berg is survived by his wife and two children.
- Funeral/Memorial
- 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
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Gerhardus Johannes van den Berg's Timeline
| 1958 |
January 20, 1958
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| 2003 |
October 25, 2003
Age 45
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Bothaville, Lejweleputswa, FS, South Africa
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Bothaville, FS, South Africa
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