Nola Harriett Green

Nola Green (1939 - 1989)

Brief overview:

Nola (50), a prominent attorney was asleep in her bedroom at home in Corlett Drive, Bramley, Johannesburg, on 13th December 1989, when three assailants entered her room where they subdued, bound and gagged her. In the course of the struggle Nola sustained numerous head and facial injuries including a broken nose. The following morning Nola was found dead by her domestic worker.

During the post-mortem, Dr Steenekamp found small submucosal haemorrhages in the back of Nola's throat which were consistent with the sock having been forcibly thrust there, and died from suffocation.

Nola was not home at the time when the perpetrators gained entry to her home. She returned while they were ransacking the house, and when they heard the sound of her car they hid behind a bedroom door. They waited until Nola was asleep before making their move.

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
  • Mrs Levy's champagne coloured BMW 3-series sedan, registration MZC 353 T
• Investigative officer/SAPS Case No:
• Torture, Gratuitous violence
• Indications of Hate Crime? Threats etc.

Perpetrator details:

• Number and Descriptions
  • 3
• Arrests
• Name/s and age/s of Perpetrator/s
  • Robert Matlomola Tshabalala, Kenny Segoe, Stephen Shine Molefe
• Country of origin of Perpetrator/s
• Trial/Conviction
  • The following order is made:
• (1) The appeals against the convictions are dismissed but those against the sentences are allowed.
• (2) The sentences of death imposed upon the three appellants are set aside and are replaced, in respect of each appellant, by a sentence of 20 years' imprisonment. It is ordered that the sentence of 8 years' imprisonment on the housebreaking count is to run concurrently with this sentence.

Additional Biographical Information:

Nola Levy, was niece of Rand Supreme Court judge Mr Justice Levy.

• Cause of death : CONSISTENT WITH SUFFOCATION
• ID Number : 3909100065084
• Nola married Frank on 29/11/1989
• https://www.gendatabase.com/deceased-record.php?q=3293421&r=NOLA%20...

Links to Media articles:

• https://www.geni.com/documents/view?doc_id=6000000197002781829
• https://www.geni.com/documents/view?doc_id=6000000197002946852
• https://archive.ph/xkFA1 (Court document)