Kennith McCormack

Kenneth "Kenny" McCormack (1973 – 2016)

Brief overview:

Kenneth (43), along with his family was brutally murdered on their farm in early March 2016, in what has been dubbed the #RodoraMassacre.

Brief Biography:

• Other Victims/Family
  • Monty MacCormack, (73), Marietjie Meyer, (46), and Kayla Meyer, (9) were all brutally murdered.
• The Farm/Smallholding
• The Region (Land disputes, other incidents etc.)

Attack Details:

• Date and time of attack
  • Between Wednesday 9th and Thursday, 10th March 2016
• Weapons
  • Blunt object
• Items Stolen
• Investigative officer/SAPS Case No:
  • Lieutenant Colonel Gert Kruger
• Torture, Gratuitous violence
• Indications of Hate Crime? Threats etc.

Perpetrator details:

• Number and Descriptions
• Arrests
  • Four suspects have been arrested in connection with the murder
• Name/s and age/s of Perpetrator/s
• Country of origin of Perpetrator/s
• Trial/Conviction
  • The two accused, Elvis Gobodwana and Eric Baliki were each served with four life sentences for murder and 10 years for robbery with aggravating circumstances. A third accused was acquitted.

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