About Michelle Murison
Michelle Murison (1976 - 2008)
Brief overview:
Michelle (31), a mother of a 14-month-old baby, was beaten, stabbed and bludgeoned to death with a hammer, in the kitchen of her home, in Wembley, Pietermaritzburg, on 6th February 2008. The postmortem results showed that Michelle was stabbed 22 times.
Michelle's baby was found unharmed next to her body.
Judge Shyam Gyanda sentenced her killer, Martin Zondi (26), to an effective 30 years’ imprisonment, yet he only served 6 years of a life sentence.
Testimony shared by friend Denise on a discussion forum.
"MICHELLE MURISON 12/10/1976 – 06/02/2008. MURDERED BY CONVICTED FELLON MARTIN ZONDI. STABBED AND BEATEN OVER THE HEAD WITH A HAMMER IN HER KITCHEN. KILLER SERVED A VERY SMALL PORTION OF HIS SENTENCE AND WAS PARDONED BY JACOB ZUMA.
POSTED BY DENISE WILSHIRE | NOVEMBER 17"
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
- Name/s and age/s of Perpetrator/s
- Country of origin of Perpetrator/s
- Trial/Conviction
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Michelle Murison's Timeline
| 1976 |
October 12, 1976
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| 2008 |
February 6, 2008
Age 31
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Armstrong Drive, Pietermaritzburg, KZN, South Africa
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