Tessa Anne Goldsworthy

Tessa Anne Goldsworthy (1950 - 2006)

Brief overview:

Tessa Anne (55), a widow, was gunned down by four armed hijackers who approached her car as she was reversing out of her garage into Hamilton Street, Craighall Park on 21st April 2006. She was shot twice in the chest and passed away at the scene.

"She had a 23-year-old man and her three-year-old granddaughter in the car. The men approached her vehicle and ordered her to get out of the car, a silver C180 Mercedes Benz Compressor," said Captain Schalk Bornman.

"Roy Rawlins, managing director of ADT Security's western region, said his response unit arrived minutes after the shooting. "When we heard it was a hijacking, we dispatched a back-up vehicle," he said. "Our vehicle was shot at five times - but none of our reaction officers were injured. When our back-up vehicle arrived, the hijackers pushed the officer on the ground, hijacked his car and drove away, obviously not aware that the car was equipped with GPS. Our other vehicle gave chase." "The suspects crashed into a vehicle on William Nichol Drive in Sandton," he said." "When the hijackers drove away, the reaction officers shot after them. We believe we hit one of them because when our officers approached the crashed car, it was covered with blood. The suspects fled on foot. One of the guns was recovered."

Brief Biography:

• Other Victims/Family
• Funeral/Memorial
• The Farm/Smallholding
• The Region (Land disputes, other incidents etc.)
  • Residents added that Hamilton Street had become a target for criminals. "This is the second murder within three weeks in Craighall Park," said one concerned resident.

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
  • "One suspect was found in hospital with a gunshot wound to the neck," said Captain Schalk Bornman. "The other two were arrested in Alexandra. Two firearms were recovered." The men are aged between 24 and 26. Two of them will appear in the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court on Monday to face charges of murder and attempted hijacking."
• Name/s and age/s of Perpetrator/s
• Country of origin of Perpetrator/s
• Trial/Conviction

Additional Biographical Information:

• Official cause of death : Unnatural

Links to Media articles:

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