Marius van Greunen

Marius van Greunen (1970 - 2008)

Brief overview:

Marius (38), a former police criminal investigator, who worked at a brickyard, was shot seven times around 03h00 on 31st March 2008, in his house on a smallholding in Kameeldrift outside Pretoria.

He was found later that morning on his bed by his brother-in-law, Louis Esterhuizen (32), who lives on the same smallholding. “All the doors of the house – except the door of his room – were locked and there was a ladder leading up to Marius’s balcony," he said.

His former colleagues at the SAPS investigated his death.

Brief Biography:

• Other Victims/Family
  • His wife, Ilze (34), and children, Kay (6), and Zian (4), had been on holiday in Durban.
• Funeral/Memorial
• The Farm/Smallholding
• The Region (Land disputes, other incidents etc.)

Attack Details:

• Date and time of attack
• Weapons
  • Firearm
• Items Stolen
  • Marius's laptop computer, cellphone and wallet had been 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:

• http://archive.vn/lML7M
• http://archive.vn/QWLjS
• https://web.archive.org/web/20080401193430/http://www.news24.com/Ne...
• https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Ex-cop-shot-seven-times-200...
• https://thenewsouthafrica.wordpress.com/2008/04/01/
• https://www.geni.com/documents/view?doc_id=6000000188611075897