Piet van den Heever

Piet van den Heever (1945 - 2011)

Brief overview:

Piet (65), a retired headmaster and rugby referee was stabbed to death at his home in Riebeeckstad near Welkom in the Northern Free State, RSG reported Thursday 28th January 2011 in the afternoon. His wife found his body after returning from a walk.

The killers gained access through the back door to the house in 19 Wedepohl Street, and assaulted him. The murder weapon was presumably a knife from the couple's kitchen. Another knife was found in the field opposite the house. It is not known if the second knife was used in the attack. Van den Heever sustained dozens of stab wounds all over his body.

Brief Biography:

• Other Victims/Family
  • He is survived by his wife and three sons, Hennie, Dirk and Christo.
• Funeral/Memorial
• The Farm/Smallholding
• The Region (Land disputes, other incidents etc.)

Attack Details:

• Date and time of attack
• Weapons
• Items Stolen
  • Nothing has been stolen from the home and police are still investigating the motive for the murder.
• Investigative officer/SAPS Case No:
• Torture, Gratuitous violence
• Indications of Hate Crime? Threats etc.

Perpetrator details:

• Number and Descriptions
• Arrests
  • Two suspects were arrested shortly after the murder by police and members of Shepherd Alarms. They were found in an open field opposite the house.
• Name/s and age/s of Perpetrator/s
  • Capt. Police spokesman Stephen Thakeng said the suspects were 39 and 42 years old.
• Country of origin of Perpetrator/s
• Trial/Conviction
  • Suspects were expected to appear in Welkom Magistrate's Court on Monday, 31st Jan 2011

Additional Biographical Information:

Links to Media articles:

• https://web.archive.org/web/20110201134959/http://www.volksblad.com...
• http://web.archive.org/web/20110303201113/https://www.nuus24.com/Su...
• https://www.geni.com/documents/view?doc_id=6000000194747097827