Pieter van der Merwe

Pieter van der Merwe (1964 - 1986)

Brief overview:

Pieter (22), and his wife Marlene van der Merwe (32), a sleeping couple, were hacked to death on Tuesday 01/07/1986, in their Pretoria flat by panga-men, as their three-year-old child slept peacefully in the next room.

Brief Biography:

• Other Victims/Family
• Funeral/Memorial
• The Street/Suburb
• 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
• Country of origin of Perpetrator/s
• Trial/Conviction

Additional Biographical Information:

Links to Media articles:

• https://www.geni.com/documents/view?doc_id=6000000197291619989