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About William van Wyk
William van Wyk (1924 - 2006)
Brief overview:
William (Willem) (81), of farm De Hoop, Steynsrus, Free State was shot dead on 13th May 2006.
He was a newcomer farmer who recently retired and sold his farm to a neighbour, was presumably killed with his own firearm in his house on the farm where he still lived.
Mr. van Wyk's body was found by Mr. Koos Nigrini, who recently bought the farm De Hoop from him.
Nigrini is very upset about the way the police handled the investigation after the murder. He says he could immediately see that Van Wyk had been killed and the first police officer on the scene agreed with him.
Members of the police's unit against serious and violent crimes were called, but they were apparently sent away by a captain who arrived because he thought Van Wyk had not been killed. No fingerprints were taken at the murder scene.
On Tuesday, an autopsy determined that Van Wyk did indeed die from gunshot wounds.
Nigrini regularly visited Van Wyk on the farm and, after he bought the farm, gave him permission to stay on the farm.
The suspicion exists that Van Wyk's killers were under the impression that he had the money he got for the farm with him. It is understood that Van Wyk invested the money that was left over after paying off his loan from Landbank.
Insp. Stehen Thakeng, police spokesperson, said when asked that there was initially uncertainty about the cause of Van Wyk's death because no wounds could be observed. The station commissioner then decided that an inquest would be sufficient until the autopsy was held.
The autopsy determined that Van Wyk had indeed been shot with a small-caliber firearm - probably his own, which is now missing.
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:
- ID Number : 2412075125083
- Official cause of death : Unnatural causes
- https://www.gendatabase.com/deceased-record.php?q=6391949&r=WILLIAM...
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William van Wyk's Timeline
| 1924 |
December 7, 1924
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| 2006 |
May 13, 2006
Age 81
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De Hoop Farm, Steynsrus, Northern Free State, FS, South Africa
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