Hendrik Jacobus Zwanepoel

Hendrik "Jaco" Zwanepoel (1969 - 2003)

Brief overview:

Jaco (34), was killed only hours after he had proposed to his girlfriend, Marietjie Brummer.

Armed men arrived just after 8pm at Nando's near Menlyn centre on Saturday night, 8th Dec. One man robbed the cashier while another turned his attention to Zwanepoel and Brummer who were sitting at a table waiting for their take-away order to be made up.

He allegedly demanded cellphones and cash. Brummer said afterwards that she tried to hide her cellphone, upon which the suspect allegedly pointed his firearm at her. This spurred Zwanepoel, who was a martial arts instructor in Centurion, into action and he lunged at the suspect. He was shot dead. The man whom he attacked was also shot dead, apparently in crossfire.

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
  • Police subsequently followed up information and the following Monday several people who were travelling in a Toyota Venture from Hillbrow to Zimbabwe were arrested.
  • The seven accused, including one woman, were arrested within days of the incident on December 8th.
• Name/s and age/s of Perpetrator/s
• Country of origin of Perpetrator/s
• Trial/Conviction
  • After Thursday's hearing, only Eric Moyo (29), Ennie Ngwenya (22), - the wife of the dead suspect - and Intram Tshabalala (22), remained in custody.

Additional Biographical Information:

• https://www.gendatabase.com/deceased-record.php?q=3747986&r=HENDRIK...

Links to Media articles:

• https://archive.ph/QpJoS