Historical records matching Yong Koo Kwon
About Yong Koo Kwon
Yong Koo Kwon (1949 - 1999)
Brief overview:
Yong (50), president of Daewoo Motor South Africa, was killed in a pre-dawn attack that police described as a possible car-jacking attempt.
Kwon, president of the corporation's South African branch, was found dead in his car in the driveway of the guesthouse where he lived. The apparent victim of an attempt to hijack his vehicle, he had been shot in the head. His mobile phone and wallet had not been taken, leading to conjecture that the hijack attempt had been interrupted or bungled.
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- The Region (Land disputes, other incidents etc.)
- On 15th August 1996 prominent German business executive (AEG) Erich Ellmer (48) was shot and killed in front of his family in a botched hijacking.
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- Torture, Gratuitous violence
- Indications of Hate Crime? Threats etc.
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- Three men appeared in the Randburg Regional Court on Monday 23rd January 2006, for the 1999 murder of Yong Koo Kwon, the local president of the Daewoo Motor Corporation.
- Thomas Tshabalala (28), Bheki Simelani (29), and Mokwa Sedikane (32), were not asked to plead.
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Yong Koo Kwon's Timeline
| 1949 |
1949
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| 1999 |
February 3, 1999
Age 50
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Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
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