Willem Kiesling

Willem "Will" Kiesling (1944 - 2013)

Brief overview:

Willem (69), and his wife Anje (66) were murdered on their farm in Lephalale, Limpopo in March 2013. A 16-year-old boy pleaded guilty to the murders, as well as the theft of a gun, two cellphones and the couple's bakkie (pick-up truck). He appeared before Magistrate Gerhard Pretorius in the Mokopane Magistrate's Court. The proceedings were held behind closed doors because the boy is a minor. He was arrested at his guardian's house in Mossel Bay, Western Cape, in March. He initially appeared in the Mossel Bay Magistrate's Court, and the matter was transferred to Mokopane because the bodies of the couple were discovered on their farm near Lephalale.

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:

Links to Media articles:

• http://archive.is/YRICq
• http://archive.fo/IaEeg
• http://archive.is/cHhmH
• https://issuu.com/observernews/docs/polokwane_observer_03_april_201...
• https://archive.ph/Qykim