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About Veronica Deetlefs
Veronica Deetlefs (1934 - 1997)
Brief overview:
Veronica (62), from Farm Armondale, Cove Ridge, East London, in the Eastern Cape, was assaulted and her throat slit on 9th July 1997.
Dawid Ludwig Deetlefs and his wife, Veronica, were attacked by three men at their farmhouse. The men demanded money and then slit their throats. Mrs Deetlefs died at the scene while Mr Deetlefs was rushed to St Dominics Hospital where he recovered from his injuries.
Brief Biography:
- Other Victims/Family
- Funeral/Memorial
- The Farm/Smallholding
- The Region (Land disputes, other incidents etc.)
- Dawid Ludwig Deetlefs (70), was found bludgeoned to death in a shed on the same farm on 8th December 2001. Dawie , who was critically injured in the 1997 attack, was found lying on his stomach in a pool of blood by his son, Frans Deetlefs. Police said the farmer was last seen alive by employees about 4pm on Saturday, shortly before he went to a cow shed, apparently to load spring guns. When employees arrived at work on Sunday morning and found the house empty, they contacted the farmer's son. A shotgun was missing from the house but the motive for the attack is still unclear.
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
- Two men arrested for the crime are currently serving long jail sentences.
- Name/s and age/s of Perpetrator/s
- Country of origin of Perpetrator/s
- Trial/Conviction
Additional Biographical Information:
- ID Number : 3412060029083
- Official cause of death : Incised wounds of neck
- Veronica married Dawid Ludwig on 03/03/1956
Links to Media articles:
- http://archive.is/nyxg2
- http://archive.ph/LGRJk
- https://archive.is/KaTTx
- https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0UlqSM-_mwDNWJlZmMxNmYtNGMwMS00Yz...
- Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Nov 24 2022, 19:37:31 UTC
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Veronica Deetlefs's Timeline
| 1934 |
December 6, 1934
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| 1997 |
July 9, 1997
Age 62
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Farm Almondale, East London, South Africa, East London, Amatole, EC, South Africa
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