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South Africa - Crime Victims: 2018 - 2019

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  • Sfiso Ntozakhe (1984 - 2019)
    Sfiso Ntozakhe (1984 – 2019) Brief overview: Sfiso (35), and his mother, Doris June Ntozakhe (73), were found murdered at their home in Walter Sisulu Road, Gamalakhe, on 8th February 2019. A neighbo...
  • Doris June Ntozakhe (1946 - 2019)
    Doris June Ntozakhe (1946 - 2019) Brief overview: Doris (73), and and her son Sfiso Ntozakhe (35), were found murdered at their home in Walter Sisulu Road, Gamalakhe, on 8th February 2019. A neighbo...
  • Kelly Chetty (1976 - 2018)
    Kelly Chetty (1976 - 2018) Brief overview: Kelly (42) was shot dead in front of his two children in a botched car hijacking in Avoca, Durban, on 1st June 2018. An armed man, along with another accom...
  • Pete Mihalik (1968 - 2018)
    Pete Mihalik (1968 - 2018) Brief overview: Pete (50), a high profile criminal defence lawyer from Cape Town, was shot and killed in his vehicle while dropping off his two children at school in Green...
  • Sibusiso Khwinana (1993 - 2019)
    Sibusiso Khwinana (1993 - 2019) Brief overview: Sibusiso (25), a South African actor, playwright and director was stabbed and killed on 01/03/2019 outside Sterland Mall, Sunnyside, Arcadia, Pretoria...

“Robbery Related and Non-Social Fabric Murders” 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019


There are 147 Victims remembered in this project

Suburban and other category Attacks - 101

Farm Attacks - 46

Social Fabric - 4

  • This figure includes 4 couples killed during a suburban home invasion between 04/05/2018 - 13/03/2019
  • This figure includes 5 farming couples killed between 10/05/2018 - 14/12/2018

2018 April

Urban Attacks

Farm Attacks

Business Attacks

Vehicle Attacks/Hijackings

Outdoor Attacks

May

Urban Attacks

Farm Attacks

Business Attacks

Vehicle Attacks/Hijackings

  • Vermana 'Kelly' Chetty (40) 05/2018 Durban North, KZN (shot dead during attempted hijacking) - media article
  • [Female Victim] (50s) 09/05/2018 outskirts of Gerhardsville, outside Centurion, GP (shot dead in apparent hijacking) media link
  • Sadia Sukhraj (9) 28/05/2018 Himalaya dr, Shallcross, Chatsworth, KZN (driveway hijacking, gunshot wound to her chest) media article

Outdoor Attacks

June

Urban Attacks

Farm Attacks

Business Attacks

Vehicle Attacks/Hijackings

Outdoor Attacks

July

Urban Attacks

Farm Attacks

Business Attacks

Vehicle Attacks/Hijackings

Outdoor Attacks

  • [Hlompho Mohapi Koloi] (25) 05/07/2018 Voëlklip, George, WC (seven stab wounds to her chest and her throat was slit) media link, media link, media link

August

Urban Attacks

Farm Attacks

Business Attacks

Vehicle Attacks/Hijackings

Outdoor Attacks

  • [Female Victim] (?) 04/08/2018 Drie Riviere, Vereeniging, GP media article

September

Urban Attacks

Farm Attacks

Business Attacks

Vehicle Attacks/Hijackings

Outdoor Attacks

October

Urban Attacks

Farm Attacks

Business Attacks

Vehicle Attacks/Hijackings

Outdoor Attacks

  • [Male Victim] (58) 14/10/2018 Kolgansdam, Fochville, GP (beaten to death with a rock) media article

November

Urban Attacks

Farm Attacks

  • [Male Victim] 16/11/2018: Zaagkuilsdrift, Pienaarsrivier, LP (shot in the chest) external link
  • [Male Victim] 24/11/2018 Koffiespruit, GP (stabbed to death)

Business Attacks

Vehicle Attacks/Hijackings

Outdoor Attacks

December

Urban Attacks

Farm Attacks

Business Attacks

Vehicle Attacks/Hijackings

  • [Mduduzi Mchunu] () 26/12/2018 Richmond, KZN (stabbed, whipped then thrown into a river) media article

Outdoor Attacks

2019 January

Urban Attacks

Farm Attacks

  • Abiot Phiri (55) 04/01/2019 Plaassegat Rural, Skeerpoort, Hartebeespoort, NW external link
  • [Ugandan national male] (30) 04/01/2019 Wildebeeslaagte, Northam, LP (burnt to death) external link
  • [Ugandan national female] (33) 04/01/2019 Wildebeeslaagte, Northam, LP (burnt to death) external link
  • [Female Victim] 13/01/2019 Hartbeespoort, NW (shot in the chest)

Business Attacks

Vehicle Attacks/Hijackings

  • Eric Lyell (68) 20/01/2019 Vaal River near Vanderbijlpark, GP (assaulted and stabbed in the abdomen, then thrown into the river) media article

Outdoor Attacks

February

Urban Attacks

Farm Attacks

Business Attacks

Vehicle Attacks/Hijackings

  • [Male Victim] () 16/02/2019 Palmiet St, Kempton Park, GP (shot dead during an attempted hijacking) media link

Outdoor Attacks

March

Urban Attacks

Farm Attacks

Business Attacks

Vehicle Attacks/Hijackings

Outdoor Attacks

Victims who do fit in the above strict categories (usually GBV/Social fabric crimes)

Victims whose murder does not fit the strict definition of a "Farm Attack"

  • [Paul Nel] (60) 10/01/2019 Dassiekop Farm, Koffiefontein, FS (3 killed in a neighbour dispute) media article