About Takla El-Samouili
Takla El-Samouili (Father) (– 2024)
Brief overview:
Takla El-Samouili, Youstos Ava-Markos and Mina Ava-Markostre, three Egyptian Coptic Orthodox Monks, were killed at the Saint Mark and Saint Samuel the Confessor monastery in Cullinan on 12th March 2024.
All three were discovered with stab wounds, provincial police spokesperson Col Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi was quoted as saying by Reuters news agency. A survivor told the police he was hit by an iron rod but managed to escape and hide. "The suspect/s reportedly left the scene without taking any valuable item or properties from the place. The motive of murders is unknown at this stage," Nevhuhulwi added.
“There is no doubt that it is a painful incident,” Pope Tawadros II said in a statement on Wednesday, calling the monks “martyrs” and saying that the church had sent a delegation to South Africa.
A 35-year-old man was arrested in connection with the killings. The suspect, whose name was not made public, was due to be arraigned in court on Thursday.
Brief Biography:
- Other Victims/Family
- Funeral/Memorial
- The Farm/Smallholding
- The Region (Land disputes, other incidents etc.)
- William Banda (Father) (38) a Catholic Priest was shot dead as he prepared to celebrate Holy Mass at Tzaneen Cathedral in Limpopo, on the morning of Wednesday 13th March 2024.
Attack Details:
- Date and time of attack
- Weapons
- Items Stolen
- Investigative officer/SAPS Case No:
- The police have urged anyone who has information that could assist the investigation to contact the Cullinan police station on 012 734 0751, or Crime Stop on 08600 10111.
- Torture, Gratuitous violence
- Indications of Hate Crime? Threats etc.
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- Arrests
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- Country of origin of Perpetrator/s
- Trial/Conviction
- 22/13/2024: According to the spokesperson for the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), Lumka Mahanjana, the two Egyptians - monk Saeed Basonda (37), and priest Samuel Avamarkos (47) - appeared in the Cullinan Magistrate's Court on Friday. The case was postponed to 28 March for bail information.
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Takla El-Samouili's Timeline
| 2024 |
March 12, 2024
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Cullinan, Metsweding, GP, South Africa
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Egypt
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