Nastassja van der Merwe

Nastassja van der Merwe (1967- 2000)

Brief overview:

Nastassja (12), was stabbed to death in Volksrust, on 15th March 1987 while she was on her way home from town.

A 14-year-old boy was found guilty for her murder.

Brief Biography:

• Other Victims/Family
• Funeral/Memorial
• The Farm/Smallholding
• The Region (Land disputes, other incidents etc.)
  • See: Getruida Jacoba Diedericks (60), from Farm Baviaanskloof, Volksrust, MP, who was strangled to death with a television cable, on 19th November 2000.

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

Additional Biographical Information:

• Official cause of death : Unnatural causes

Links to Media articles:

• http://archive.is/pe4JW
• https://graves-at-eggsa.org/main.php?g2_itemId=1284945