Jan-Daniel Venter

Jan-Daniel Venter (1987 - 2008)

Brief overview:

Jan-Daniel (21), a law student was shot nine times protecting his father when two armed work contractors from another farm stormed his fathers farm, Blikkor, outside Komatipoort. Venter lived there with his father Jan (56), and his mother, police superintendent Elarda Venter, who heads the Modjadjis/Duiwelskloof-police station nearby. Elarda was not present at the time. Jan Venter was shot in the shoulder and tied up. The perpetrators also shot their dog in the paw.

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
  • The murderers removed a silver ring from Jan-Daniel's finger and stole various household items as well as a .38 revolver, and fled in Jan's bakkie (Pick-up truck) which was found near the Mozambican border. It is currently at the Tonga police station, police spokesperson Richard Khumalo said
• 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
  • Khumalo said the murderers were suspected to be from Mozambique. "They spoke a perfect Mozambican Shangaan dialect."
• Trial/Conviction

Additional Biographical Information:

Links to Media articles:

• http://archive.fo/Js0mQ
• http://archive.fo/ZInFX
• https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Farmer-died-to-protect-fath...
• https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Shot-dog-protects-dead-farm...
• https://web.archive.org/web/20080719062920/http://www.news24.com/Be...
• https://www.facebook.com/VFplus/posts/10152590096474453
• https://www.geni.com/documents/view?doc_id=6000000188428566875