Onica Bakkes

Onica Bakkes (1988 - 2013)

Brief overview:

Onica (25), from Velddrif, Saldanah, Western Cape, was assaulted, beaten over the head, stabbed, then shot dead on 12th July 2013. Her body was found at the dilapidated Meresteijn building in Saldanha.

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
  • Johannes Cornelius Louw of Marikana, Middelpos,
• Country of origin of Perpetrator/s
• Trial/Conviction
  • Onica's murderer was arrested, tried in court, and found guilty. Louw, was sentenced to 15 years in prison.

Additional Biographical Information:

Links to Media articles:

• http://archive.is/bIdE9
• http://archive.is/jKBfq