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About Theo Frederik Bekker
Theo Frederik Bekker (1944 - 2023)
Brief overview:
Theo (71), a farmer from Grootvlei near Balfour, and his wife Marlinda, were attacked by four assailants on the morning of Sunday 30th July 2023. The couple was assaulted. Theo, who was attacked outside the house, was struck with an iron across his head and face. He was then forced into the house, the attackers slit his throat. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Marlinda was taken to hospital in a serious condition.
"According to Mpumalanga National Prosecuting Authorities spokesperson Monica Nyuswa, the accused went to the farm and attacked Theo, demanding his firearm and money. "They suffocated the deceased's wife with a plastic bag and assaulted her several times. They then robbed the victims of an undisclosed amount of money, a firearm, and a vehicle which they drove away with."
The perpetrators, aged between 16 and 19, ransacked the house and stole an unknown amount of cash and three firearms, and then fled in the couples Renault Kwid, which they subsequently crashed and rolled. The vehicle was found overturned in Villiers in the Free State, 25 kilometres from the farm. A community member who witnessed the accident notified the Villiers police, after which a manhunt was launched.
Before losing consciousness, Marlinda was able to identify two of the four attackers who murdered Theo.
All four of the perpetrators, two of whom worked for the couple, were arrested and charged with murder, assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm and robbery.
They will appear in the Balfour Magistrate's court on Tuesday 1st August.
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
- iron bar, knife
- Items Stolen
- An unknown amount of cash, a.22 pistol, 38 special revolver and a shotgun. The shotgun was left at the scene.
- Investigative officer/SAPS Case No:
- Torture, Gratuitous violence
- Indications of Hate Crime? Threats etc.
Perpetrator details:
- Number and Descriptions
- 4
- Arrests
- 4 aged between the ages of 16 and 19.
- Name/s and age/s of Perpetrator/s
- Siyanda Gift Ziqubu (18) and Kgahliso Motaung (18) as well as two minors, 16 and 17 years, respectively.
- Country of origin of Perpetrator/s
- Trial/Conviction
- 04/08/2023: The state indicated that it was going to oppose the bail application of the four suspects who will be held in the Balfour Magistrate's Court, Mpumalanga, on Thursday, appeared for the murder of 71-year-old Theo Bekker and the attack on his wife, Marlinda, on their farm in the Great Flei area. Siyanda Gift Ziqubu (18) and Kgahliso Motaung (18) as well as two minors, 16 and 17 years, respectively, are charged with murder, attempted murder, robbery with aggravating circumstances, possession of an illegal a firearm and ammunition.
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Theo Frederik Bekker's Timeline
| 1952 |
April 3, 1952
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South Africa
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| 2023 |
July 30, 2023
Age 71
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Grootvlei, Near Balfour, MP, South Africa
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