Willem Hendrik Slabbert

Willem "Willie" Hendrik Slabbert (1948 - 2007)

Brief overview:

Willie (58), a florist, was murdered on his farm in Meyerton, Vereeniging, on 27th February 2007. He was found stabbed to death on his kitchen floor by a couple who had gone to meet him to discuss wedding arrangements.

Brief Biography:

• Other Victims/Family
  • Slabbert's niece Daleen Kruger died of a heart attack shortly after hearing the news of his death.
• 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
  • Three youths
• Arrests
  • Three youths, all 19-years-old, were arrested during the course of Thursday night and Friday morning. The arrests came about as a result of information supplied to police though informers. One was arrested in Welverdiend near Meyerton, another near Rhatanda and the third in Duduza.
• Name/s and age/s of Perpetrator/s
  • All 19 years old
• Country of origin of Perpetrator/s
• Trial/Conviction
  • They are expected to appear in the Meyerton magistrate's court.

Additional Biographical Information:

• Official cause of death : Unnatural causes (Case: 212/07)

Links to Media articles:

• http://archive.is/Nkz4A
• http://archive.is/xO8HO
• https://web.archive.org/web/20070305182120/http://www.news24.com/Ne...
• https://www.yumpu.com/nl/document/read/4451339/laai-af-die-lys-van-...