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About Johanna Retief van Aarde
Johanna "Joy" van Aarde (1928 - 2006)
Brief overview:
Joy (77), who was frail and lived alone, was bludgeoned to death with a meat hammer, in her Gordons Bay home on 21st May 2006.
A gang of nine young men were accused of breaking into Johanna's home, murdering her, then breaking into a neighbouring home. They held four people at gunpoint, including a five months' pregnant woman, who was raped.
The nine males broke into Clifford Bacon’s home in Milnerton. They tied up Clifford, his fiancé, his son Calvin and his son’s friend Michael Billson, and held them hostage for over two hours. The men were assaulted, and Clifford's wife, who was five months pregnant, was raped twice.
Protesters displayed an effigy of a hanged man outside the Strand Magistrate's Court on Wednesday ahead of the appearance of nine people arrested after an orgy of rape and murder. About 100 people took part in the protest including family and friends of 77-year-old Joy van Aarde, slain in her Gordons Bay home on the night of May 21, and of a 25-year-old neighbour who was raped the same night. The protesters carried posters calling for the return of the death penalty. "Hang the barbarians," read one placard. The life-size effigy was hung from a gibbet made of poles erected on a trailer that also carried a coffin. The co-ordinator of the protest, Fanie le Roux, said the purpose of the demonstration was "to send out a very clear and concise message to the government that people are fed up with crime and that the government must do something now. "It's the government's responsibility to secure the safety of its citizens... and they are failing us hopelessly," he said.
Brief Biography:
- Other Victims/Family
- Funeral/Memorial
- The Street/Suburb
- The Region (Land disputes, other incidents etc.)
- In a separate incident, the body of Pieter Johannes Gouws (74), found in his home in William Street, Parow. A neighbour found the murdered man with his feet tied and a tie around his neck. No sign of forced entry could be found.
Attack Details:
- Date and time of attack
- Weapons
- Items Stolen
- The perpetrators stole more than 100 items and loaded these on to Clifford's double-cab bakkie, which they crashed and overturned about 2km away.
- Investigative officer/SAPS Case No:
- Torture, Gratuitous violence
- Indications of Hate Crime? Threats etc.
Perpetrator details:
- Number and Descriptions
- Arrests
- Thembile Ngxowe claimed he was assaulted by the police before he took detectives to his Khayelitsha home where another accused, Vuyile Msaseni, was found lying on the couch. Jewellery, trainers, wine and a decoder belonging to Johanna were found on the coffee table. Investigating officer Captain William Dreyer denied the police assaulted any of the accused.
- Name/s and age/s of Perpetrator/s
- Luyanda Zaza, Simon Lolo, Mzamu Ncwana, Thembile Ngxowe, Siyathemba Tshanyela, Lungile Mayo, Thomas Baraza, Vuyile Msaseni and Siyabonga Zanzele face charges of housebreaking, robbery with aggravating circumstances and murder. Zanzele also faces a rape charge, believed to be 14-years-old at the time.
- Country of origin of Perpetrator/s
- Trial/Conviction
- The men arrested in connection with the rape of Joys neighbor are awaiting trial in Pollsmoor Prison while laboratory tests are completed.
- Two of the men - Simon Lolo (20), and Thomas Baraza (22) - unsuccessfully applied for bail. Both have criminal records.
- Vuyisila Msaseni (19), Siyabonga Zanzele (22), were facing further charges, but were released by mistake in a court bungle.
- The other men arrested are Lungile Mayo (19), Siyathemba Tshanyela (21), Thembile Ngxowe (19), Mzamu Ncwana (18), and Luganda Zaza (19). A prosecutor has told the court that three of the nine were wanted for other murders.
Additional Biographical Information:
- Identity Number : 2812290052089
- Cause of Death : UNNATURAL CAUSES PDR 166/06
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Johanna Retief van Aarde's Timeline
| 1928 |
December 19, 1928
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| 2006 |
May 22, 2006
Age 77
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Gordon’s Bay, Cape Town, WC, South Africa
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