Ian Fellows

Ian Fellows (1942 – 2013)

Brief overview:

Ian (71) a retired Swartberg farmer, was looking after the Turner family's Ringstead farm, Vic and Kirsty, when he was shot dead on 25th November 2013. He was shot three times in the lounge while watching television.
The suspects walked up to him, shot him dead, took the Landcruiser, then totalled it in Bulwer, suspects have been arrested.

Brief Biography:

• Other Victims/Family
  • Ian is survived by his wife Anne, and a son, Craig, and a daughter, Debbie.
• Funeral/Memorial
• The Farm/Smallholding
• The Region (Land disputes, other incidents etc.)
  • Ian's murder was a few weeks after farmer Dan Knight, 56, was attacked at his farm Outlook at Himeville, near Underberg.

Attack Details:

• Date and time of attack
• Weapons
• Items Stolen
  • A Firearm, A Toyota Landcruiser was also stolen, which the killers crashed and rolled near the Bulwer area, and then carried on running away on foot.
• Investigative officer/SAPS Case No:
• Torture, Gratuitous violence
• Indications of Hate Crime? Threats etc.

Perpetrator details:

• Number and Descriptions
• Arrests
  • Himeville police confirmed that one man had been arrested, but could not provide details. A community member said a stolen firearm had been recovered.
• Name/s and age/s of Perpetrator/s
  • Mthokozisi Mtolo (21)
• Country of origin of Perpetrator/s
• Trial/Conviction
  • Mthokozisi Mtolo was found guilty of murdering farm manager Ian Fellowes and sentenced to 22 years in jail

Additional Biographical Information:

Ian had been a cattle and sheep farmer in the Swartberg area and retired. He moved to Underberg about 10 years ago and had been farm-sitting for a while.

Links to Media articles:

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• http://www.farmwatch.co.za Farm Watch telephone 033 702 1143
• https://www.facebook.com/pages/Boere-Krisis-Aksie-BKA/1162980450634...
• https://web.archive.org/web/20140722132725/http://www.censorbugbear...