Walter Niedinger

Walter Niedinger (1942 - 2012)

Brief overview:

Walter (70), an elderly farmer from Buffelshoek, was murdered on 14th November 2012. His half naked decomposing body was found by neighbours, 40 meters from his home on the Braakfontein lake.

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
  • His Mercedes Benz, as well as a plasma TV and DVD player were 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
  • Petrus Strydom (41) was sentenced to 13 years in prison on June 13th 2013 in the Potchefstroom District Court.
  • A warrant for the arrest of another of the suspects in the case, Wouter Els, was issued.

Additional Biographical Information:

Links to Media articles:

• https://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/cape-argus/20121116/281762...
• http://archive.vn/7wmDE
• https://issuu.com/potchefsroomherald/docs/potchefstroomph_20130315