John Poo

John Poo (1952 – 1992)

Brief overview:

John (40), was bludgeoned to death at the Roodewaal smallholdings near Bloemfontein, OFS (now Free State), on 23rd April 1992. Toetsie van Rensburg (61) was strangled and stabbed eleven times during the attack.

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
• 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

Additional Biographical Information:

Links to Media articles:

• Recorded as incident #134 in Treurgrond/Land of Sorrow