Johann Blignaut

Johann Blignaut (1955 - 2009)

Brief overview:

Early in the morning of 23rd July 2009, Johann, a business advisor for a large pharmaceutical company was working on his computer, in his Lapa, at his smallholding residence in Moreleta Park, Pretoria East.
He was shot dead when an unknown armed men tore down portions of a prefabricated concrete wall, walked up to Blignaut, fired several bullets through his head and neck - and left without stealing anything.

Police inspector Duane Lightfoot said their investigations found that the gunmen had torn out entire panels of a prefabricated concrete wall surrounding the smallholding property, had entered the lapa and killed Blignaut. Blignaut‘s head also hit a sharp object as he fell down dead, Lightfoot said. Nothing was robbed at all.

Ionn, Blignaut's 22-year-old son, was sleeping in his bedroom when he was woken up by his fathers screams, and heard strangers speaking, then four gunshots. "When I got out I found him lying on the ground bleeding," said Ionn. According to Ionn, his father had been shot in the head and neck, and the neck was bleeding profusely. Now the family do not feel safe in their home despite assurances by police that they would bring those responsible to book. "We bought this house here specifically because we wanted to be close to nature as that is the kind of person my father was. He loved the outdoors and this place was just ideal," said Ionn. Blignaut, is the latest victim in the string of murders that have occurred in the rural areas of Pretoria East over the last two weeks. These murders are often accompanied by extremely cruel acts of torture. And now the deputy national police commissioner has pledged that special measures will be taken to stop the killings, reports Pretoria News. Friday, Deputy National Commissioner Andre Pruis said they had noticed the recent murders in Pretoria East and were paying special attention to them.

No-one was arrested.

Brief Biography:

• Other Victims/Family
• Funeral/Memorial
• The Farm/Smallholding
• The Region (Land disputes, other incidents etc.)

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• Weapons
• Items Stolen
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• Torture, Gratuitous violence
• Indications of Hate Crime? Threats etc.

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• Arrests
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Links to Media articles:

• https://web.archive.org/web/20090829010224/http://jv.news24.com:80/...
• http://censorbugbear-reports.blogspot.com/2009/07/another-afrikaner...
• https://www.100megspop2.com/crimebusters/FarmVictims.html
• http://sarahmaidofalbion.blogspot.com/2009/04/more-white-crosses-in...
• https://www.geni.com/documents/view?doc_id=6000000187994103867