John Hamilton

John Hamilton (1940 - 1998)

Brief overview:

John (58), and his wife, Ronnie (59), were attacked on 30th April 1998, at their smallholding about 3 km outside Port St Johns, and brutalised for more than two hours in a frenzied attack by two armed men with knives and pangas.

A Nelspruit man visiting the area, Mr Mike Kromhout, said: “I’ve never seen anything like it. The house looked as though it had been sprayed in blood. It was like a scene from a horror movie.”

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
  • Clothing and a .22 firearm was stolen.
• Investigative officer/SAPS Case No:
• Torture, Gratuitous violence
  • The couple was were tortured and beaten while their home was ransacked. Mr Hamilton was slashed and hacked to death. One of Mrs Hamilton’s arms was nearly severed with a panga.
• 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

Additional Biographical Information:

Links to Media articles:

• https://web.archive.org/web/20071012091652/http://www.matriots.com/...
• https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0UlqSM-_mwDNWJlZmMxNmYtNGMwMS00Yz...