Tony Goddard

Tony Goddard (1930 - 2008)

Brief overview:

Tony (78), who ran a garden services business, had lived in his rented cottage on a 4,5 hectare plot in Honeydew, west Johannesburg for 8 years. His worker of 16 years, Silas Mokadi, arrived at work at 08h15 on 23rd April to find the gate to the property wide open and the back security gate to the house forcefully opened, and door ajar. Silas found Tony laying on the bed, hands and feet bound with a tie, the duvet cover pulled over his body exposing only his shoulders, a swollen forehead and dried blood around his mouth.

The Minnaar family still question how the perpetrators managed to gain access to their property without tripping the electric fence alarm, forced their way into Goddard's cottage and escaped without anyone hearing a thing.

Honeydew police spokesperson Inspector Karen Jacobs confirmed that Goddard's cellphone, radio and DVD player had been stolen and said police suspect suffocation as the cause of death.

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
  • Tony's personal papers had been rummaged through and discarded in his office. His bedroom had been turned upside down - drawers were ripped out and lay on the floor. Items of clothing not stolen were left scattered on the ground. The new DVD player he had received as a Christmas present, his cellphone, radio and money from his wallet were gone.
• 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

Additional Biographical Information:

Hillary Minnaar, owner of the plot and a close family friend, said, "He was the kindest, dearest gentleman in the whole world. To think that he sold his big house to move in here with us to be safe, and then he gets murdered here, is unbearable."

Tony, formerly of Craighall Park in Johannesburg, was a former chairman of the Lawn Mowers Association of South Africa. He owned Goddard Garden Services,.for 30 years.

Links to Media articles:

• http://dienuwesuidafrika.blogspot.com/2008/04/
• https://web.archive.org/web/20080530071302/http://www.news24.com/Be...
• https://www.geni.com/documents/view?doc_id=6000000188540565871