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About Maurice Henri Tristan Souchon
Maurice Souchon (1933 - 1998)
Brief overview:
Maurice (65), his wife Marie and son Daniel, lived on the farm Chiselhurst near Mandeni KZN. Around 12h00 on 22nd December 1998, while the Souchon couple were out, three attackers, two wearing balaclavas, overpowered Daniel and the domestic workers and held them hostage.
When Maurice and his wife arrived back home, they were ambushed. Maurice raised his hands to protect his wife, but was shot and wounded, fell down, and was shot dead, execution style, in the head.
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
- A cellphone, wallet, purse, and R50 in cash were stolen.
- Investigative officer/SAPS Case No:
- Torture, Gratuitous violence
- Indications of Hate Crime? Threats etc.
Perpetrator details:
- Number and Descriptions
- Arrests
- Two of the three attackers were arrested. The third suspect was never found.
- Name/s and age/s of Perpetrator/s
- Bongani Simon Mthembu (25), and Bongani Siyabonga Mhlongo (21)
- Country of origin of Perpetrator/s
- Trial/Conviction
- Apart from the accused Mthembu having passed on the stolen cellphone after the attack, the case against him relied on his confession to the then commander of the investigation unit. The second accused had also confessed, but this time in the presence of a magistrate.
- At the High Court trial, under Judge Combrink, the two accused claimed that the confessions had been made under duress after being assaulted by the police. After a trial-within-a-trial as to the admissibility of the confessions, the Judge ruled that they could be accepted. Both accused were found guilty and each was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder and 30 years each for armed robbery.
Additional Biographical Information:
- Identity Number: 3302045046080
- Official cause of death : Unnatural causes
- https://www.gendatabase.com/deceased-record.php?q=2478229&r=MAURICE...
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Maurice Henri Tristan Souchon's Timeline
| 1933 |
February 4, 1933
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| 1998 |
December 22, 1998
Age 65
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Farm Chislehurst, Amatikulu, Mandini, iLembe DC, KZN, South Africa
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