Thomas de Kock

Thomas de Kock (1923 - 2012)

Brief overview:

Thomas (89), a pensioner living in Rennes Road, Lorraine, Port Elizabeth, was attacked in his home on 19th June 2012. He sustained severe internal injuries and heavy bruising of the chest as a result of a beating, and taken to the Livingstone Hospital in critical condition. He passed in ICU two weeks later due to his injuries. Police spokesman Captain Johan Rheeder said the motive for the attack was a mystery. "He lived alone, but often gave out parcels of food and clothing to homeless people from the area. It’s still unclear whether they even stole anything,” Rheeder said.

Brief Biography:

• Other Victims/Family
• Funeral/Memorial
• The Street/Suburb
• The Region (Land disputes, other incidents etc.)

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
• Name/s and age/s of Perpetrator/s
• Country of origin of Perpetrator/s
• Trial/Conviction

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Links to Media articles:

• https://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/the-herald-south-africa/20...
• https://web.archive.org/web/20120623044359/http://www.peherald.com/...
• https://web.archive.org/web/20120625160015/http://www.peherald.com/...