Thomas Steven Ramsey

Thomas Steven Ramsey (1948 - 2003)

Brief overview:

Thomas (54), a British permanent resident living in South Africa, was stabbed to death in his house on Hermansberg-Schormans farm, Nelspruit, on 12th June 2003. Superintendent Isak van Zyl said Thomas and his wife, Beverly-Ann (54), were attacked by four thugs in their bedroom shortly after returning home at 21h00. The robbers tied them up before ransacking the rented house and loading household goods on to a blue Ford Bantam bakkie.

Before the perpetrators left, they returned to the bedroom and stabbed Ramsay several times, killing him.

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
  • The robbers tied the couple's hands and feet before loading, among other things, a computer, sewing machine, electronic goods and clothes worth around R50 000 onto the couple's blue Ford Bantam bakkie.
• Investigative officer/SAPS Case No:
• Torture, Gratuitous violence
  • Mr. Ramsey was beaten with a pickaxe, strangled and stabbed at least three times in the chest.
• Indications of Hate Crime? Threats etc.

Perpetrator details:

• Number and Descriptions
• Arrests
  • Supt. Gerrie Agenbag from the Lowveld Detective Chief's office says a suspect was arrested at his home in KaBokweni, near Nelspruit, after the police found the deceased's blue Ford Bantam bakkie in his possession.
• Name/s and age/s of Perpetrator/s
• Country of origin of Perpetrator/s
• Trial/Conviction

Additional Biographical Information:

• ID Number : 4808195072188
• Official cause of death : UNNATURAL CAUSES CAS-328/06/03
• Thomas married Beverley Ann (born Wright) on 29/11/1991

Links to Media articles:

• http://archive.is/ACOn8
• https://archive.ph/IDvg9
• https://archive.ph/9juHc
• https://www.geni.com/documents/view?doc_id=6000000194490319821
• https://www.geni.com/documents/view?doc_id=6000000194490261836
• https://www.facebook.com/VFplus/posts/10152590096474453
• https://www.yumpu.com/nl/document/read/4451339/laai-af-die-lys-van-...