Pieter Wouter de Jager

Pieter “Piet” de Jager (1938 – 2003)

Brief overview:

Piet (65), was opening his front gate when he was shot by five men. He died instantly from two shots to the head and one in the chest on Saturday morning about 400m from his home when he went to switch off a water pump. He was a prominent farmer and community leader was allegedly executed for criticising land reform.

De Jager, was the owner of the farm Laatsgevonden, and was shot dead 11:00 about 400 m from his house. Five armed men allegedly ambushed him and fired three shots at him.
De Jager Jr. said yesterday that his badly wounded father tried to stumble home and shouted for his wife, Lenie, to secure herself and two of their grandchildren, who were currently staying with them.
Mrs. De Jager immediately fled through the back door of the house and locked the security gate. The attackers tugged at the gate to try and get it open. She called their neighbor and De Jager Jr., who lives 2 km from his parents, and told them about the attack. They were on the scene within minutes, but the attackers had already fled.
According to De Jager jr. the attack was carried out with military precision. "It could have been planned weeks in advance," he said. His father died of two bullet wounds in the head and one in the chest.

Brief Biography:

• Other Victims/Family
  • His wife and son Herman escaped unhurt.
• Funeral/Memorial
  • In an emotional mourning service in the NG church in Levubu, Rev. Petrus Kriel begged the congregation not to use their own rights and later become the criminal themselves.
• The Farm/Smallholding
• The Region (Land disputes, other incidents etc.)
  • The attack on De Jager is the sixth in the area. He is the first to die in an attack.
  • Residents of the area believe the attacks are all related to the numerous land claims in the area which are opposed by most farmers. De Jager spoke out strongly against the land claims in a recent edition of an agricultural magazine.

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
  • Bethuel Mulaudzi (19), the alleged gang leader, and an accomplice of his, Takalani Musetsho (20), were apprehended during a joint operation by members of Zoutpansberg Command and the SAPD.
  • Mulaudzi admitted to the police that he was involved in the murder of Piet de Jager van Levubu, as well as the preceding attacks on Johan de Wilde and Fritz Wagner.
  • A total of thirteen suspects were apprehended.
• Name/s and age/s of Perpetrator/s
• Country of origin of Perpetrator/s
• Trial/Conviction

Additional Biographical Information:

Identity Number : 3801115003087

Official cause of death : Gunshot to chest

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Links to Media articles:

• http://archive.fo/o0Hxa
• http://archive.fo/xEIG4
• http://archive.fo/kP3uo
• https://tinyurl.com/y46d9jgm
• http://archive.is/6uT0v
• https://archive.is/xshZv
• https://tinyurl.com/y3ejd8wx
• https://archive.ph/bba63
• https://archive.ph/n07DA
• https://archive.ph/KiGNW
• https://www.yumpu.com/nl/document/read/4451339/laai-af-die-lys-van-...
• https://www.geni.com/documents/view?doc_id=6000000194782996823

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• Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Feb 4 2023, 8:42:40 UTC