Harry Bruns

Harry Bruns (1981 - 2007)

Brief overview:

Harry (26), a meat trader from Pofadder, was beaten to death with a shovel and iron pole, next to his refrigerated truck when he was delivering meat in Blouputs, in the Northern Cape, in August 2007.

"After Harry's skull was crushed with an iron pipe, the attackers apparently stepped on the unconscious man and threw stones at him," said Frans Bergh, chairman of the Lower Orange River producers organisation.

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
  • In September 2010 Michael Witbooi (22), Andries Witbooi (30), Frikkie Beukes (27), and Hans Springbok (33), from the neighborhood of Cilliers and Terence Markus (18), from Cape Town appeared in the Lutzburg magistrates court on murder charges. They were refused bail.
  • Bergh said several other charges of livestock theft, assault and housebreaking were being investigated against the four oldest accused.
  • The accused were to appear in court again on September 21st 2010. They were to remain in custody.
  • No further updates can be found.

Additional Biographical Information:

• Official cause of death : Unnatural causes

Links to Media articles:

• https://www.geni.com/documents/view?doc_id=6000000189003784830