About Virathapusharam Govender
Virathapusharam "Vee" Govender (1948 – 2018)
Brief overview:
Vee (69), was attacked on their farm in oThongathi (Spioenkop), she was tied up, gagged, suffocated in the bedroom. Her husband Steve Govender (70), was also attacked. He was discharged from hospital. The attack was described as “brutal and well-orchestrated”
Brief Biography:
- Other Victims/Family
- Funeral/Memorial
- The Farm/Smallholding
- The Region (Land disputes, other incidents etc.)
Attack Details:
- Date and time of attack
- 19/04/2018 (21h00)
- Weapons
- Items Stolen
- Investigative officer/SAPS Case No:
- Torture, Gratuitous violence
- Indications of Hate Crime? Threats etc.
Perpetrator details:
- Number and Descriptions
- 3 Perps
- Arrests
- Name/s and age/s of Perpetrator/s
- Michael Smangaliso Mayela (23), Nkosinathi Phendu Ngcobo (20), and Odwa Maningi Zida (21)
- Country of origin of Perpetrator/s
- Trial/Conviction
- Each sentenced 40 years - 25 years for murder, 10 years each on two counts robbery, 5 years attempted murder, 3 years possession unlicensed firearm, ammunition. Sentencing - May 2018 Mayela, Ngcobo, and Zida all convicted and sentenced on raft of charges by Magistrate Anand Maharaj after pleading guilty Durban Court.
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Virathapusharam Govender's Timeline
| 1948 |
1948
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| 2018 |
April 18, 2018
Age 70
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Spioenkop, Esnembe, OThongathi, Kwa Zulu-Natal, South Africa
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