Monique Valentyn

Monique Valentyn (1986 - 2002)

Brief overview:

Monique (16), who was disabled, was shot while travelling in a minibus taxi, on 3rd September 2002, on Mangel Street, Wesbank, Cape Town. The minibus turned the corner into Tescombie street when witnesses heard a shot and saw Monique being pushed out of the moving vehicle. She died due to the bullet injury at Tygerberg Hospital the next day.

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:

• Number and Descriptions
• Arrests
  • A taxi driver was arrested for the hijacking of the Oasis school’s minibus and the murder of Monique.
• Name/s and age/s of Perpetrator/s
  • Thomas Molwana (38)
• Country of origin of Perpetrator/s
• Trial/Conviction
  • Thomas Molwana, was released on bail of R5000 by the Cape High Court by Mr Justice Jerome Ngwenya, who ordered that Molwana be released on bail and put under house arrest between 8pm and 8am.

Additional Biographical Information:

Links to Media articles:

• http://archive.vn/YbosR
• https://archive.is/qm7TX