Willem van der Westhuizen

Willem "Klonkies" van der Westhuizen (1951 - 2023)

Brief overview:

Willem (72), was murdered on his farm outside Vanrhynsdorp in the Western Cape on Monday, 18 December 2023. His wife Christene (), also suffered injuries when they were attacked by five men. The incident took place at Ronderug Farm, near the Orionskraal route, at around 9pm.

“The suspects tied up the elderly couple. They then locked the wife in the bathroom, while the suspects took the husband to the outside of the house. The body of the 72-year-old man who succumbed to a stab wound to the neck was discovered in the early hours of Tuesday morning by his wife, who managed to cut the rope and seek help.”

Brief Biography:

• Other Victims/Family
• Funeral/Memorial
• The Farm/Smallholding
  • Ronderug Farm, near the Orionskraal route, outside Vanrhynsdorp
• The Region (Land disputes, other incidents etc.)
  • December 2023 – 18 Farm attacks and 6 farm murders. *https://archive.is/k7LVl

Attack Details:

• Date and time of attack
  • 18/12/2023, 21:00
• Weapons
• Items Stolen
• Investigative officer/SAPS Case No:
• Torture, Gratuitous violence
• Indications of Hate Crime? Threats etc.

Perpetrator details:

• Number and Descriptions
  • Five men
• Arrests
• Name/s and age/s of Perpetrator/s
• Country of origin of Perpetrator/s
• Trial/Conviction

Additional Biographical Information:

Links to Media articles:

• https://archive.ph/MrXPW
• https://archive.ph/0jh3j
• https://archive.ph/QkPyt