Jacobus Petrus Van Tonder

Jacobus "Kobus" van Tonder (1928 - 2006)

Brief overview:

Kobus (78), of farm Merino, Vrede, Free State, was found dead in his bakkie (pick-up truck) by a shepherd at 17h00 on 30th May 2006. Police found the body of his wife, Charlotte Van Tonder (68) in the kitchen of the farm. Two men - aged 20 and 24 - were arrested in connection with the murders Free State police said. Superintendent Motarafi Ntepe said the men were arrested in the Zamani township at Memel. Jacobus's body and the vehicle had been abandoned in the veld in a remote part of the district. The exact cause of their deaths was unknown.
The suspects were expected to appear in the Vrede magistrate's court. It was alleged that one of the men had worked on the farm before.

Brief Biography:

• Other Victims/Family
• Funeral/Memorial
• The Farm/Smallholding
• 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
  • Two suspects - respectively 20 and 25 years old - were to appear on 07/06/2006 on charges of murder and armed robbery in the magistrate's court in Vrede.

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