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About Sven Tideman
Sven Tideman (1940 - 2006)
Brief overview:
Sven (66), a civil engineer originally from Holland, and his wife Gerdy, were attacked by three armed males, in their Rietondale, Pretoria home on 25th August 2006. The couple were sleeping when the perpetrators gained access into their property. One of the attackers shot Sven. He lay bleeding out next to Gerdy, while one of the other armed males told her to shut up and keep quiet, and demanded jewellery, money and laptops. She put her hand on top of Sven to indicate that she was alright, and one of the attackers began beating her.
The perpetrators emptied all the cupboards and drawers, and filled up plastic bags with various items. The one who had shot Sven turned to Gerdy, pointed at her husband, and said, "Sorry about that."
Sven lay bleeding out for an hour, and died before the police and emergency services arrived.
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
- 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
- In September 2010, in the North Gauteng High Court, Judge Sulet Potterill sentenced Elliot Calvin Ranape (25), Velly Lucas Sefoka (30) and Thabo Mamagobo (26) to life imprisonment. They were also sentenced to between 18 and 23 years imprisonment on charges of robbery with aggravating circumstances and the illegal possession of firearms and ammunition. These sentences will run concurrently with their life sentences.
Additional Biographical Information:
The Dutchman Sven Tideman, who was murdered in a house robbery in the South African capital Pretoria on August 25, was project manager at construction company Ufkes in Apeldoorn for four years.
From 1977 to 1981, he was in charge of, among other things, the construction of De Brinkhof (Brinklaan corner Nieuwstraat) and the apartment complex Leienplein corner Nieuwstraat (which includes Ian's Pub on the ground floor). Koos Timmermans, now a project manager at Ufkes' sister company Loostad, worked closely with Tideman at the time. At Ufkes there are still several people who have known Tideman well. Hence the advertisement they had placed in the Stentor. They were shocked by the cruel death of their former colleague. Sven Tideman emigrated to South Africa with his wife Gerdy 25 years ago. Despite his age (66 years), he worked six days a week as a project manager in the construction of hotels. Like many in South Africa, the Tideman couple lived in a guarded house. Nevertheless, three robbers have managed to enter the house. Sven Tideman was hit by a bullet. His wife was not shot, but was beaten black and blue. ,, Gerdy is mentally in very bad shape. However, she slept in her house for the first time yesterday, says her sister Elly van Aken, who immediately traveled to South Africa. "Are you a Christian to shoot a defenseless man?" Gerdy called to the murderer. She probably saved her own life with those words.
(translated from https://www.destentor.nl/regio/apeldoorn/apeldoorn/3655610/Moord-op...)
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Sven Tideman's Timeline
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1940
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Apeldoorn, Apeldoorn, GE, Netherlands
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| 2006 |
August 25, 2006
Age 66
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Pretoria, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, GP, South Africa
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