Letitia Beatrice Lindt

Letitia Beatrice Lindt (1960 - 1997)

Brief overview:

Letitia (36), was stabbed to death after she was approached by two men while on her way home from a Youth Day rally on 16th June 1997.

She had been hit on the head with an axe, stabbed 42 times, and disemboweled. She was left for dead in a field in Wallacedene. Her body was found the next morning by a local farmer.

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
  • Police arrested two people - Charl Robertson and Ricardo Solomons. One of the accused was out on bail for rape and the other one was a teenager (16).
• Name/s and age/s of Perpetrator/s
• Country of origin of Perpetrator/s
• Trial/Conviction
  • Towards the end of 2008, Letitia's killers were convicted and sentenced to 25 years and 15 years in jail.
  • In early 2013, Solomons was released from prison after completing half of his sentence.

Additional Biographical Information:

• Identity Number : 6010210161082
• Official cause of death : Unnatural causes

Links to Media articles:

• http://archive.fo/Ur8ii
• http://archive.fo/Ox4GP