Theunis Frederick Jacobus Bosch

Theunis Bosch (1946 – 2019)

Brief overview:

Theunis Frederick Jacobus Bosch (73) was found on his property 30km outside Vredefort, in the direction of Kroonstad, next to the R721. His bloodied body was discovered on Friday morning 17 May 2019, with two small caliber gunshot wounds.

Brief Biography:

• The Victim and Family
  • His wife Minnie was in Vereeniging at the time of the murder where she was looking after her grandchildren.
• The Farm/Smallholding
  • Farm Mynrust
• The Region (Land disputes, other incidents etc.)
  • 24th farm murder since 1994 in a radius of 60 km around Vredefort

Attack Details:

• Date and time of attack
• Weapons
• Items Stolen
  • The farmer’s ID, bank cards and .22 revolver.
• Investigative officer/SAPS Case No:
• Torture, Gratuitous violence
• Indications of Hate Crime? Threats etc.

Perpetrator details:

• Number and Descriptions
  • Presumably a child was employed to climb through the burglar bars to unlock the back door.
• Arrests
• Name/s and age/s of Perpetrator/s
• Country of origin of Perpetrator/s
• Trial/Conviction

Links to Media articles:

• http://archive.is/wC5Or
• http://archive.fo/JFIqG

Additional Biographical Information:

Bosch stayed in a separate house about 4 minutes walk from the house of his sister , Susan Maree, who is farming together with her husband on the farm.
Theunis usually ate at the house of his sister and referred to farm attacks and how worried he is during a dinner on Wednesday at his sister's house. He referred to 4 suspicious black men who arrived at his house and just wanted water. The next day , Thursday, Susan did not see Theunis but they became busy and later went to Frankfort. She did try to phone Theunis in the afternoon but he did not answer his phone. They went to look at his house and his vehicles were there. They looked in by the window but could see nothing wrong. They thought he got a lift to Nampo. The Friday morning Johannes Maree, Susan's husband, removed the burglar bars in front of one of the windows to gain entry. They discovered the lifeless body of Theunis where he was lying in the passage. Johannes believes the attackers used a child to climb through a window because one of the windows in the house was broken and the burglar bars is narrow and only a child will be able to get through. A child's footprint was indeed found outside the house. A handmade knife and axe lied next to the body of Theunis. In the kitchen another self made knife was found which does not belong there. Theunis was shot 2 times in his chest and the only thing missing was his own .22 firearm. Theunis worked at Sasol and Denel before and until recently as an electronic contractor on building projects. His wife Minnie was in Vereeniging at the time of the murder where she was looking after her grandchildren. Bosch is also survived by 3 children. Johannes Maree says it is the 24th farm murder since 1994 in a radius of 60 km around Vredefort