Sebastian Venter

Sebastian "Basie" Venter (1946 - 2009)

Brief overview:

Basie (62), of farm Biesiesvlei, Vierfontein, Free State, was murdered on 30th March 2009. His wife Mary (68), saw him being beaten with an iron rod.

Brief Biography:

• Other Victims/Family
• Funeral/Memorial
• The Farm/Smallholding
• 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
  • Forensics established that his genitals has been cut off whilst he was still alive.
• Indications of Hate Crime? Threats etc.

Perpetrator details:

• Number and Descriptions
• Arrests
  • A witch doctor or Sangoma,was arrested the following day. He was found by security guards covered in blood, van Wyk's mutilated body on the floor, and body parts in a pan on the stove. Both farmers body parts were used as 'muti'
• Name/s and age/s of Perpetrator/s
  • Moeketsi Hopolong Mokoena (34)
• Country of origin of Perpetrator/s
  • Mokoena who is a Lesotho foreign national.
• Trial/Conviction
  • A year after the murders, Mokoena was declared a patient in need of psychiatric help.
  • The State now argues that he has been successfully treated and can stand trial. The judge postponed the case.

Additional Biographical Information:

Links to Media articles:

• http://archive.fo/l1ilH
• http://archive.fo/2YqxX
• http://archive.is/Rdxpo
• https://www.yumpu.com/nl/document/read/4451339/laai-af-die-lys-van-...
• https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Sangoma-found-cooking-farme...
• https://whisnews21.com/2013/03/20/sangoma-found-cooking-farmers-bod...
• https://www.geni.com/documents/view?doc_id=6000000188271665835
• Reference: Geni World Family Tree - SmartCopy: Oct 23 2022, 13:51:21 UTC