Gloria Moropane

Gloria Moropane (1963 - 2008)

Brief overview:

Gloria (45), was shot and killed during a robbery at her place of work on 23/08/2008.

"The Gold Reef City Casino, south of Johannesburg, was robbed by a gang of at least 8 men carrying AK47s on August 23. The robbers were bold, driving directly through the front entrance, disarming a guard and taking his radio after tying him up. They proceeded into the casino floor with a security guard as hostage. Although no resistance was offered, the men apparently wanted to give a warning and fired two shots at the cash desk before going and emptying the tills.

“Inside, they held security staff hostage and proceeded to the tills,” police spokesperson Superintendent Thembi Nkwashu said. “They emptied the tills and fled with an undisclosed amount of money.”

Unfortunately, a longtime casino employee was hiding behind the cash desk. When the robbers fired into the counter, one of the bullets went right through the bottom, killing Gloria Moropane as she was hiding. The casino’s marketing manager, Joan Jacobs, said the woman was a dedicated employee with three children at home. Jacobs extended condolences to the family.

The robbery was eerily similar to one committed at the same casino back in 2005. In that robbery, there was the same number of men who were also armed with AK47s. The robbers then sprayed the casino with bullets but no one was killed back then." *https://archive.is/f5zcD

Brief Biography:

• Other Victims/Family
• 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:

• Shared by Sonto Moletsane:
  • "It still hurts me that she passed away, I can still remember our last conversation a few minutes before the robbery and the way we laughed its so unfortunate that she passed away instantly."
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