Johannes Eldorus Venter

Johannes Eldorus Venter (1946 - 2010)

Brief overview:

Johannes (64), a rose farmer from Middelburg, Mpumalanga, was asleep with his wife Rencia (60), in their house when they were attacked at about 1.30am on Friday 22nd January. Johannes was shot in the head, and Rancia in the arm.

The couple's son, Jaco Venter (23), told the police he was awakened by the screams of his parents. "The son told us he heard his father screaming loudly for help and then the blast of a gun followed," Mpumalamga police spokesman Captaion Leonard Hlathi said. "His father suddenly became quiet but his mother went on screaming. Another shot went off and she too became quiet." Hlathi said the man was fatally shot in the head his wife was shot in the left arm. "She survived and was admitted at a hospital for treatment," Hlathi said.

Brief Biography:

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

Attack Details:

• Date and time of attack
  • 1.30am on Friday 22nd January
• Weapons
• Items Stolen
  • Nothing was stolen from the house and the motive for the attack is unknown.
• Investigative officer/SAPS Case No:
  • A case by the state was opened - CASE NO: CC98/2012
• Torture, Gratuitous violence
• Indications of Hate Crime? Threats etc.

Perpetrator details:

• Number and Descriptions
• Arrests
  • Police arrested a suspect - Isaac Mduduzi Nkosi
• 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.is/HlCHt
• http://saflii.org/za/cases/ZAGPJHC/2015/306.html
• http://saflii.org/za/cases/ZAGPJHC/2015/306.pdf
• https://www.facebook.com/VFplus/posts/10152590096474453
• https://www.geni.com/documents/view?doc_id=6000000189069463834