Rheinette Meyer

Rheinette Meyer (1950 - 2008)

Brief overview:

Rheinette (57), a missionary's wife, was murdered in her home in Mokopane, Limpopo on 8th February 2008. Reinette and her husband, Pastor Faan Meyer, were going on a mission trip to Malawi that week.

The Meyers' house apparently borders a veld/bush that separates the town from Sekgagapeng, a black neighbourhood. "The attackers cut her throat. Before she died, she pressed the panic button." Ramatseba said. He added that they do not know how many people are involved in Meyer's death.

Security guards from the Strikeforce security services struggled to get into the house. According to a security guard at the scene who did not want to be named, the Meyers' residence looks like a "prison". They called Meyer's daughter, Jana. She unlocked the house and came upon her mother sitting on a chair sitting between the bathroom and master bedroom. She was already dead.

According to the eyewitness, Meyer had several stab wounds to her body. One was a deep stab wound on her neck. Her artery was apparently severed. The eyewitness said there was a lot of blood on the curtains, on the carpet and other places where Meyer apparently touched.

Brief Biography:

• Other Victims/Family
• Funeral/Memorial
• The Street/Suburb
• The Region (Land disputes, other incidents etc.)
  • The police are investigating the possibility that the double murder of Johann Ludwig Wernich (75) and his wife Rita Wernich (60) are connected to Rheinette's murder.

Attack Details:

• Date and time of attack
• Weapons
• Items Stolen
  • Nothing appears to have been stolen
• Investigative officer/SAPS Case No:
• Torture, Gratuitous violence
• Indications of Hate Crime? Threats etc.

Perpetrator details:

• Number and Descriptions
• Arrests
  • According to eyewitnesses, the Meyers' garden worker was arrested after blood was apparently found on the soles of his shoes.
• 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=6000000188393104828
• https://www.geni.com/documents/view?doc_id=6000000194783905838
• Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: May 21 2023, 17:56:27 UTC