Jacobus Frederick van Staden

Jacobus "Koos" van Staden (1950 - 2010)

Brief overview:

Jacobus (60), a North West farmer, has been shot dead on his farm near Brits, according to Sunday's Rapport newspaper. He was shot through the door of his bedroom while he was trying to prevent his assailants from entering the room and after he had told his wife Heleen to get his gun, around 12.30 on Saturday morning. They had been woken up by the alarm.
Van Staden, a vegetable farmer in the Kleinfontein district, was declared dead on arrival at a local hospital. His wife was unhurt. One of the couple's dogs had been poisoned, but the second survived. Nothing was stolen from the house and there were no signs of forced entry.

Brief Biography:

• Other Victims/Family
  • His wife Heleen was unhurt
• Funeral/Memorial
• The Farm/Smallholding
• The Region (Land disputes, other incidents etc.)
  • The attack is the second in the province in the past week. Last Saturday, Buffelshoek farmer Daniel Benjamin Nortje survived a farm attack after he was allegedly shot with a shotgun through his bedroom window. Nothing was stolen during the attack as well.

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:

Links to Media articles:

• http://archive.fo/cMfNs
• https://dienuwesuidafrika.wordpress.com/page/52/
• http://197.242.157.24/archives/2012%20Archived%20Newspapers/2012%20...
• http://archive.vn/nBuF2
• https://www.geni.com/documents/view?doc_id=6000000194569956903

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• Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Apr 23 2020, 14:57:29 UTC