About Wilhelm Lotterie
Wilhelm Lotterie (1944 - 2009)
Brief overview:
Wilhelm (65), was kicked, beaten and bludgeoned to death on his Doornfontein Smallholding, North Pretoria on 25th August 2009, by five armed attackers. His daughter-in-law, Jessica (23), was holding his four day old grandson, Dante', witnessed the murder. Wilhelm was hogtied and the perpetrators had pulled down his trousers to his knees.
The attackers had presumably set fire to the field across from their smallholding, and it's believed this was to lure Lotterie's sons Piet and Neels from their homes. Police spokesperson Captain Jan Sepato said the robbers forced Lotterie, who had a heart problem and underwent heart surgery about nine years ago, to lie down on the living room floor, after which they tied his hands and feet behind his back, but due to Lotterie's heart problem, he wasn't meant to lie down.
The perpetrators asked Jessica if there were any other people in the house. She said her husband and brother-in-law were trying to extinguish the fire. While the robbers waited for the Lotterie brothers, they beat Wilhelm with, among others, a firearm butt, and kicked him where he lay on the ground. When the brothers returned home, the robbers tied them up respectively in the toilet and the bathroom.
Paramedics found Lotterie dead at the scene. Sepato said he had suffocated after being brutally beaten.
Jan Vermaak, who lives about 1km from the Lotteries found Jessica, Piet and the baby standing in the road. "They were in a severe state of shock." He said. Vermaak took Jessica to his house, and then, along with other residents in the area, patrolled the area in an attempt to catch the robbers. They were unsuccessful. No-one has been arrested yet.
Brief Biography:
- Other Victims/Family
- His daughter-in-law, Jessica (23), was holding his four day old grandson, Dante', witnessed the murder.
- Funeral/Memorial
- The Farm/Smallholding
- The Region (Land disputes, other incidents etc.)
Attack Details:
- Date and time of attack
- Weapons
- Items Stolen
- Money, electrical appliances, cellphones, a Ford Fiesta (registration no. WHF 052 GP) and meat from the freezer.
- 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
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Wilhelm Lotterie's Timeline
| 1944 |
1944
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| 2009 |
August 25, 2009
Age 65
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Doornfontein, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
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