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About Philippus Ernst Wolfaardt
Philippus Ernst Wolfaardt (1951 - 2004)
Brief overview:
Philippus (53) from farm Daviddale in Amsterdam, Mpumalanga, was shot dead on 1st July 2004, he was shot in the head and body when he stopped to clear the road of logs which had been placed there by the killers. They then stole R25,000 which Phillippus had in cash to pay his farm workers.
Brief overview:
Brief Biography:
- Other Victims/Family
- Funeral/Memorial
- The Farm/Smallholding:
- David Dale Farm
- The Region (Land disputes, other incidents etc.)
Attack Details:
- Date and time of attack
- Weapons
- Items Stolen: R25,000.00 in cash
- Investigative officer/SAPS Case No:
- DR76/2004
- Captain Leonard Hlathi
- Torture, Gratuitous violence
- Indications of Hate Crime? Threats etc.
Perpetrator details:
- Number and Descriptions:
- 4
- Arrests
- Name/s and age/s of Perpetrator/s:
- Jabulani Fanosi Thenjekwayo (29), Thonado Sipho Makhanye (36), Wonderboy Wilson Mtshali (27), Amos Mgqibelo Jele (27)
- Country of origin of Perpetrator/s
- Trial/Conviction:
- Four Mpumalanga men have been jailed for life for the brutal murder of a local farmer. Jabulani Fanosi Thenjekwayo (29), Thonado Sipho Makhanye (36), Wonderboy Wilson Mtshali (27), and Amos Mgqibelo Jele (27), shot and killed Phillipus Ernst Wolfaardt near his farm at Amsterdam in the Ermelo district. Judge Aubrey Ledwaba sentenced each of them to life imprisonment for the murder. He sentenced them to 17 years each for robbery with aggravating circumstances and five years each for possession of an illegal firearm and ammunition. The sentences will run concurrently.
- Ledwaba said Wolfaardt was shot dead even though he did not try to defend himself from his attackers. However Ledwaba allowed the defence to lodge an appeal within the stipulated period. It was not clear whether the killers plan to appeal.
Additional Biographical Information:
- Identity Number : 5106025017088
- Cause of death : Unnatural causes
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Philippus Ernst Wolfaardt's Timeline
| 1951 |
June 2, 1951
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| 2004 |
July 1, 2004
Age 53
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David dale farm, near Amsterdam, MPL, South Africa
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