Joan Winifred Dent

Joan Winifred Dent (born Lee) (1943 - 2002)

Brief overview:

Joan (59), and her husband Robin Graham Storey Dent (59), were bludgeoned, then shot dead in the bathroom, in front of their twelve-year-old son Nicholas, on their farm Aussicht in Wartburg, on 15th June 2002. Robin was shot in the head, and Joan in the abdomen and arm.

One perpetrator, who was armed with a military rifle, invaded their home between 02h00 and 03h00. Before he murdered the couple, the suspect ransacked the house, stealing guns, a television set, video recorder and other household goods.

Nicholas's parents killer then abducted him, and forced him to drive his parents car to the Trust Feeds location 3km from the farmhouse. "Once they arrived at Trust Feeds, the killer told Nicholas to run. He made his way to the farmhouse and raised the alarm," said Superintendent Peter Scott, commander of the murder and robbery squad.

Brief Biography:

• Other Victims/Family
  • The Dent couple is survived by five children.
• 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
  • Jabulani Zuma charged in KZN court Nov 26 2002

Additional Biographical Information:

• Identity Number : 4211240060185
• Official cause of death : bullet wound to abdomen

Links to Media articles:

• http://archive.is/aezWm
• http://archive.is/iDwoL
• https://africacheck.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Final-Report-Com...
• https://www.geni.com/documents/view?doc_id=6000000188438866823
• https://archive.ph/vFrWx