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About Yvonne Cosson
Yvonne Cosson (1939 - 2008)
Brief overview:
Yvonne (69), a French chef and restauranteur, was overpowered in her bed, stabbed in the neck multiple times, at Marine Drive, Ramsgate, then her body burned, on 7th January 2008.
After 21-year-old Thulekha Qunu murdered Yvonne, the owner and chef of Le Petit Normandie, whom he worked for, dug a hole in the garden, put her body in it, covered it with a plastic bag, poured petrol in the hole, and set it alight.
Brief Biography:
- Other Victims/Family
- Funeral/Memorial
- "Riverbend Art and Wine will host the Yvonne Cosson Memorial Wine Auction on August 15 with all the proceeds of this event going to South Coast Hospice. Yvonne Cosson owner and chef extraordinaire of Le Petite Normandie was a celebrated figure on the South Coast and her untimely death has left a gap in the hospitality trade on the South Coast. Her entire estate has been left to South Coast Hospice and more than 400 bottles of top French and South African wines (114 Lots) will be auctioned without reserve with the complete auction proceedings going to South Coast Hospice. Riverbend has been very fortunate and privileged to obtain the services of Michael Fridjhon who has offered to act as host and auction master on the evening as a tribute to Yvonne. Michael is regarded as one of South Africa's top wine authorities and will be giving a small presentation on French wines before the auction. Wine and light snacks will be served on the evening."
- The Street/Suburb
- The Region (Land disputes, other incidents etc.)
Attack Details:
- Date and time of attack
- Weapons
- Items Stolen
- Gold VW Chico
- 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
- Police spokesperson Zandra Hechter said the attorney who was representing Quna had withdrawn from the case, which delayed the trial.
Quna claimed in court, on 15th August 2009, that Yvonne did not treat him well. A week, he attempted to negotiate these charges with the State but Prosecutor Adele Janse van Vuuren did not accept his version and attempted to prove premeditation. The State alleged that he went to see Cosson that day armed with the scissors and stabbed her several times. Quna stated he was "not in control" when he stabbed her with scissors.
The trial was to continue at the end of August 2009, but a conclusion cannot be found.
Additional Biographical Information:
Cosson ran a restaurant in Paris many years ago, has been well-known in the South Coast area for the past two decades.
Le Petite Normandie was regularly nominated as one of the top eating establishments in KwaZulu-Natal and in 2005 her restaurant won the Eat Out Johnnie Walker Top Country Kitchens award.
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Yvonne Cosson's Timeline
| 1939 |
1939
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France
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| 2008 |
January 7, 2008
Age 69
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Marine Drive, Margate, Ugu District Municipality, KZN, South Africa
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