Susan Turner

Susan Turner (1960 - 2008)

Brief overview:

Susan (48), was tied up, tortured and stabbed to death in her bedroom at the Loco Inn, in Graskop, Mpumalanga, on 7th March 2008.

Supt. Abie Koabane, provincial police spokesperson, says Ms. Susan Turner was found in a pool of blood on her bed around 11:00 on Friday.

Her hands and feet were tied and there was a piece of cloth in her mouth.

Turner worked for eight years at the Loco-Inn, a restaurant in the town.

Her colleagues suspected trouble when she did not show up for work on Friday and went to investigate at her house next to the restaurant in Louis Trichard Street.

According to Koabane, Turner had an open wound on her forehead and was severely assaulted.

"We have not yet been able to determine how she died, but we found a kitchen knife at the scene. A post-mortem examination has yet to be done."

One of her colleagues, who does not want to be named, says Turner immigrated from Britain.

Brief Biography:

• Other Victims/Family
  • Her two children, whose names are not known, live in Britain and were to fly to South Africa after the attack.
• Funeral/Memorial
• The Street/Suburb
• The Region (Land disputes, other incidents etc.)

Attack Details:

• Date and time of attack
• Weapons
• Items Stolen
  • Only Turner's cell phone was stolen. "It looks like they also wanted to steal her Golf, but couldn't manage it," said Koabane.
• Investigative officer/SAPS Case No:
• Torture, Gratuitous violence
  • Turner was tied up, had an open wound on her forehead and was severely assaulted.
• Indications of Hate Crime? Threats etc.

Perpetrator details:

• Number and Descriptions
• Arrests
  • No one has been arrested at the time of the press report.
• Name/s and age/s of Perpetrator/s
• Country of origin of Perpetrator/s
• Trial/Conviction

Additional Biographical Information:

Links to Media articles:

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