Sarel Jacobus Breedt

Sarel Breedt (1929 – 2007)

Brief overview:

Sarel (78), a Mpumalanga farmer was murdered in a farm attack, A 15-year-old boy wearing blood-spattered clothing, has been arrested in connection with the murder
The blood was thought to be that of Breedt, who was tied to a chair at his Honingsdraai farm and shot in the head on Thursday afternoon.

Captain Manie van Zyl of Mpumalanga’s special investigation unit said the boy was caught red-handed while trying to break into another house in the town on Saturday. He admitted his involvement in Breedt’s murder. The boy apparently pointed out stolen from the Breedts.

Brief Biography:

• Other Victims/Family
  • Breedt and his wife Ina (77) were having lunch outside their farmhouse, when they were overpowered. The attackers tied Ina’s hands and feet and left her in the kitchen. She was not seriously injured.
• Funeral/Memorial
• The Farm/Smallholding
  • Farm near Roossenekal
• The Region (Land disputes, other incidents etc.)
  • A week after the murder of Breedt, another farmer from Mpumalanga wass cruelly murdered. Johan George Prins (61) from Groblersdal was shot in the back with a shotgun.

Attack Details:

• Date and time of attack
• Weapons
• Items Stolen
  • Tools and household items
  • The police found Breedt’s burnt-out bakkie at Sekhukhune, about 60km away from the farm.
• Investigative officer/SAPS Case No:
• Torture, Gratuitous violence
  • After he was tortured for hours, his killers tied him to a chair in the bathroom. then was shot between the eyes. Among other things, Breedt was hit behind the neck with a metal pipe before he was executed.
• Indications of Hate Crime? Threats etc.

Perpetrator details:

• Number and Descriptions
  • Two suspects were apparently involved in the attack and killing, while a third kept watch at the farm gate.
• Arrests
• Name/s and age/s of Perpetrator/s
  • The police were searching for two other suspects, aged 15 and 16.
• Country of origin of Perpetrator/s
• Trial/Conviction

Additional Biographical Information:

Links to Media articles:

• http://archive.is/9DWrR
• http://archive.is/V3zPK
• http://archive.is/0mHF9
• https://archive.ph/p1MzC
• https://www.geni.com/documents/view?doc_id=6000000194783881821

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• Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Aug 30 2019, 11:51:33 UTC