Jacoba Petronella de Lange

Jacoba "Petro" Petronella de Lange (1969 - 2002)

Brief overview:

Petro (33), who was pregnant at the time, and her husband, Barend Jan de Lange (40), were both shot dead at their Boshoff Street, Randfontein home, when a gang of four armed males invaded their property on 2nd August 2002. Ben was shot in the back, and Petro in the chest. Petro's body was found in the kitchen, and Ben's 100m from their front gate.

The couple was having a braai, with family and friends, when the armed gunmen scaled the wall into their garden. After Petro, who was due to give birth in two weeks, was shot, Ben chased after the perpetrators. When he tried to run away, they shot him in the back.

"The gunmen did not say anything to any of the people at the braai - they just started shooting," Captain Paula Nothnagel said.

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:

• Identity Number : 6905260347087
• Official cause of death : Unnatural causes (Case Ref: 766/2002)
• Petro and Ben had only been married for 16 months when they were murdered

Links to Media articles:

• http://archive.vn/nSMns
• https://www.geni.com/documents/view?doc_id=6000000188517497855