Shirley Alice Joan Pretorius

Shirley Pretorius (1932 – 2003)

Brief overview:

Shirley (70), and her husband Jackie (ex Formula one driver) were brutally attacked on October 11 2003, in their home in Glen Austin, a suburb of Johannesburg. Shirley was shot in the shoulder and head and Jackie was held at gunpoint and severely beaten. He was forced to open the safe which the intruders emptied before stealing Shirley’s car.

Both were put in intensive care and Shirley underwent a three-hour operation but tragically died the following day.

Brief Biography:

• Other Victims/Family
• Funeral/Memorial
• The Street/Suburb
• The Region (Land disputes, other incidents etc.)
  • More tragedy followed 6 years later in March 2009 when their home was broken into again, rumoured to be by the same attacker. Jackie was severely injured and died after three weeks in a coma.

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:

• http://archive.vn/AedL6