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About Willem Jacobus Smit
Willem Jacobus Smit (1966 - 2007)
Brief overview:
Willem (40), was shot dead on 23rd January 2007 when three men broke into his house on a smallholding in Heatherdale, outside Pretoria, Gauteng. He was shot through the kitchen door in front of his wife, Magda (44) and their 13-year-old son, Steven.
Willem was shot in his left side, the bullet hit an artery and passed into his lung. He had opened the door and security gate to investigate noises. He passed away at the scene.
Brief Biography:
- Other Victims/Family
- Survived by his wife Magda (44), and son Steven (13), brother-in-law Sampie ESTERHUIZEN. (Esterhuizen's brother Kobus was shot dead in Nov. 1995, his father-in-law Douw Gerbrand Kaltwasser was beaten to death with rocks in Aug. 1995)
- According to Magda's brother, Mr. Sampie Esterhuizen, is Mr. Smit the third member of their family to be killed. Esterhuizen's brother, Kobus, a police member, was shot dead in November 1995. Esterhuizen's father-in-law, Mr. Douw Kaltwasser, was stoned to death in August 1995.
- Funeral/Memorial
- The Street/Suburb
- The Region (Land disputes, other incidents etc.)
Attack Details:
- Date and time of attack
- Weapons
- Items Stolen
- Nothing was stolen.
- Investigative officer/SAPS Case No:
- Torture, Gratuitous violence
- Indications of Hate Crime? Threats etc.
Perpetrator details:
- Number and Descriptions
- Arrests
- Esterhuizen offered a reward for someone who could help with information that could lead to the trial and conviction of his brother-in-law's murderers.
- Name/s and age/s of Perpetrator/s
- Country of origin of Perpetrator/s
- Trial/Conviction
Additional Biographical Information:
- Identity Number:6602195150088
- Cause of Death:UNNATURAL CAUSES
- Willem married Magdalena Elizabeth (born Esterhuizen) on 06/09/1995
- https://www.gendatabase.com/deceased-record.php?q=5089945&r=WILLEM%...
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Willem Jacobus Smit's Timeline
| 1966 |
February 19, 1966
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| 2007 |
January 21, 2007
Age 40
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Akasia, Pretoria, GP, South Africa
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