Peet van Es

Peet van Es (1962 – 2017)

Brief overview:

Peet (55), a Dutch national was murdered on 11th March 2017, on Moseley Farm on the R40 road to the small town of Barberton. he died after suffering hours of torture.

Five masked black assailants attacked the farm. When they entered the homestead, three armed attackers came in first, followed by the remaining two. They tied down his female partner Arine Prins and a friend identified only as Michael, assaulting them to attain access to the safe.

Brief Biography:

• The Victim and Family
  • Wife Arine Prins (40’s) and friend (Michael ?) survived - tortured for 5 hours
• The Farm
  • Moseley Farm
• The Region (disputes other incidents etc.)

Attack Details:

• Date and time of attack
  • 08/04/2017 (01h15)
• Weapons
  • knife/sharp object
• Items Stolen
  • Various household items in the victim’s vehicle, a Silver Chevrolet Utility pick-up truck
• Investigative officer/SAPS Case No:
  • Detective Lieutenant Colonel Ruben Pilusa
• Torture, Gratuitous violence
  • Tortured for 5 hours
• Indications of Hate Crime? Threats etc.

Perpetrator details:

• Descriptions
• Arrests
• Name/s and age/s of Perpetrator/s
• Country of origin of Perpetrator/s
• Trial/Conviction

Links to Media articles:

• https://southafricatoday.net/south-africa-news/mpumalanga/man-stabb...
• https://southafricatoday.net/south-africa-news/mpumalanga/farm-murd...
• https://archive.ph/AcQLa
• https://https://www.amazon.com/Moord-Zuid-Afrika-waargebeurde-verha...
• https://archive.ph/56cfN

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