Neels van der Merwe

Neels van der Merwe (1940 - 2004)

Brief overview:

Neels (64), a farmer from Ellisras, (Lephalale) was stabbed twice in the back and died on 30th March 2004.

According to police spokesperson, insp. Madimetja Makgakge, Neels' son, Corné, found his father's body in the house. There had been a struggle, and police found the body of one of his attackers a few hundred metres from the house. He had a gunshot wound in the side of his body. There was a second perpetrator who had fled.

Nothing but the shotgun was missing from the house. The police were still looking for the remaining suspect.

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

Additional Biographical Information:

Links to Media articles:

• https://media.geni.com/p13/9c/3f/72/d3/534448551a6b09ef/neels_van_der_merwe_64__original.pdf?hash=0c08169fbcdb4d258ca9f9cd8b0a24878d73403aa917253983774f0dc9eededc.1709366399