Magdalena Johanna Sophia Henn

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Magdalena Johanna Sophia Henn (Visagie)

Also Known As: "Marlene"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Johannesburg
Death: March 28, 2008 (64)
Randburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, GP, South Africa (Murder - Home Invasion)
Place of Burial: Beverley Gardens, Geduld Street, Randburg
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Gideon Jacobus Visagie and Johanna Frederika Visagie
Wife of Private
Mother of Private; Private and Johannes Michael Frederick Henn
Sister of Private and Private

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Immediate Family

About Magdalena Johanna Sophia Henn

Madgalena "Marlene" Henn (1943 - 2008)

Brief overview:

Marlene (65), and her husband, Mike, were attacked in their home, in Randburg on 28th March 2008 at around 22h10.

Marlene was fatally shot in the chest, and Mike was tied up and assaulted over the head with a firearm.

Police spokesperson Capt. Julia Claassen, said that Marlene was hit when the attackers fired shots into the house. It is unknown how the men gained access to the yard.

The attackers took the couples keys for their car. As they fled, they unintentionally pressed the panic button on the remote control to the armed response unit.

Brief Biography:

  • Other Victims/Family
  • Funeral/Memorial
  • The Street/Suburb
  • 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:

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  • Arrests
  • Name/s and age/s of Perpetrator/s
  • Country of origin of Perpetrator/s
  • Trial/Conviction

Additional Biographical Information:

Marlene was also wounded in the chest in November 1983 when she was 41-years-old, and shot several times during a bank robbery by the Stander gang, which was masterminded by ex-policeman André Stander.

Beeld reported at the time how Stander, Alan Heyl and Patrick McCall robbed her firearms shop, "Pot Shot Arms", in Randburg. As Henn lay bleeding on the floor, six firearms and 2,000 rounds of ammunition were stolen.

Her son, Jaco, said that there was "just too much history"...

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Magdalena Johanna Sophia Henn's Timeline

1943
May 30, 1943
Johannesburg
2008
March 28, 2008
Age 64
Randburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, GP, South Africa
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Beverley Gardens, Geduld Street, Randburg