Waldo Bernhard Hedder

Waldo Berhard Hedder (1949 - 1994)

Brief overview:

Waldo (41), a chicken farmer from Paulpietersburg, was shot at close range through the heart with a shotgun, on 23rd February 1994.

Extract from Report:
23 February 1994 Paulpietersburg, KwaZulu-Natal

"Mr Hedder was approached by three men while he was working on his farm. He was told that they wanted to buy chickens and they proceeded towards the house. He was just outside the kitchen door when he was shot at close range through the heart with a shotgun. He died on the scene. Mr Hedder's mother was able to raise the alarm before the attackers cut the telephone cables, and she was able to lock herself in a room. None of the attackers were apprehended."

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
• 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:

• Identity Number : 5205195017082
• Cause of death : Unnatural causes
• https://archive.is/3PIzz
• Baptism Information: https://felsisa.org.za/wp-content/uploads/1952-9-10.pdf

Links to Media articles:

• https://www.politicsweb.co.za/documents/farm-murders-brutal-and-uni...
• https://archive.is/NIDQq
• https://graves-at-eggsa.org/main.php?g2_itemId=1269370

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Grave: https://www.graves-at-eggsa.org/main.php?g2_itemId=1269370