Werner Broodryk

Werner Broodryk (1986 - 2012)

Brief overview:

Werner (26), an electrician for Eskom, was shot dead on 23rd November, 2012, around 03h00, during an armed attack at his home in a security complex, in Fiddes Streets, Lelane Park, Bronkhorstspruit.

Brief Biography:

• Other Victims/Family
• Funeral/Memorial
  • Werner's cremation service took place on 3rd December 2012 at the Dutch Reformed "Klipkerk' Church.
• The Street/Suburb
• 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
  • Lazarus Tau (27), was arrested on May 18th in Zithobeni, outside Bronkhorstspruit .A second suspect, known as Mabua, apparently died in a hospital two weeks after Werner's murder. A third suspect is still at large.
• Name/s and age/s of Perpetrator/s
• Country of origin of Perpetrator/s
• Trial/Conviction
  • Magistrate Magriet Cook sentenced Lazarus Tau to life on May 28 2014, in the Bronkhorstspruit Regional Court for his murder.

Additional Biographical Information:

Links to Media articles:

• http://archive.is/WpdkW