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South Africa - Crime Victims: 2009 - 2010

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  • Frank Carim Rahaue (1963 - 2010)
    Frank Carim Rahaue (1963 – 2010) Brief overview: Frank (46), was followed to the driveway of his house, fatally shot and robbed of his vehicle on 29th March 2010. He died at the scene. Police officer...
  • Vivian John Tait (1965 - 2009)
    Vivian Tait (1965 - 2009) Brief overview: Vivian (44), was attacked on 19 June, 2009, four men went to Tait’s shop in Bedford and robbed him of around R75 000 in cash. They had in their possession two...
  • Erica Adams (1989 - 2009)
    Erica Adams (1989 – 2009) Brief overview: Erica (20), was shot dead at her workplace in Bishop Lavis, Cape Town, Western Cape on Sunday 19th September 2009. Two men wearing balaclavas walked into a sho...
  • Mahamud Mahamed Abdi (b. - 2009)
    Mahamud Mahamed Abdi (– 2009) Brief overview: Mahamud, a Somali trader who owned a store called Bafana Cash Store in Mfuleni, in the Western Cape, was shot dead on 17th September 2009. "A post-mortem...
  • Allan George Farndell (1941 - 2010)
    Allan George Farndell (1941 – 2010) Allan (68 at the time), was shot in a car hijacking in Kelvin, Johannesburg, on 12th February 2010. He never recovered from his injuries and died seven months later ...

“Robbery Related and Non-Social Fabric Murders” 1 April 2009 to 31 March 2010

There are 198 Victims remembered in this Project

Suburban and other category Attacks - 110

Farm Attacks - 88

  • This figure includes 4 couples killed during a suburban home invasion between 31/07/2009 - 10/02/2010
  • This figure includes 8 farming couples killed between 01/04/2009 - 19/02/2010

2009 April

Suburban Attacks

Farm Attacks

Business Attacks

Vehicle Attacks / Hijackings

Outdoor Attacks

May

Suburban Attacks

Farm Attacks

Business Attacks

Vehicle Attacks / Hijackings

Outdoor Attacks

June

Suburban Attacks

  • Deon Verwey (49) 14/06/2009 Wavecrest, Jeffreys bay, EC (stabbed in the heart with screwdriver) media link
  • Les Saxton (92) /06/2009 Waterfall, Durban, KZN (bludgeoned with metal pipe and garden shears, died in hospital 01/07/2009, 2 weeks later) media link media article

Farm Attacks

Business Attacks

Vehicle Attacks / Hijackings

Outdoor Attacks

July

Suburban Attacks

Farm Attacks

Business Attacks

Vehicle Attacks / Hijackings

Outdoor Attacks

August

Suburban Attacks

Farm Attacks

Business Attacks

  • Lambert Theron (21) 30/08/2009 Wimpy, Kempton Park, GP (stabbed, kicked his teeth out, hacked head with a meat-hammer) media link

Vehicle Attacks / Hijackings

Outdoor Attacks

September

Suburban Attacks

Farm Attacks

Business Attacks

  • Mahamud Mahamed Abdi () 17/09/2009 at Bafana Cash Store, Mfuleni, Cape Flats, WC (struck by a single bullet on the crown of his head) Court document
  • Erica Adams (20) 19/09/2009 Cnr Angela Str & Eva Str, Valhalla Park, WC (shot in face by gang wearing balaclavas at her place of work) media link

Vehicle Attacks / Hijackings

Outdoor Attacks

October

Suburban Attacks

Farm Attacks

Business Attacks

Vehicle Attacks / Hijackings

Outdoor Attacks

November

Suburban Attacks

Farm Attacks

Business Attacks

Vehicle Attacks / Hijackings

Outdoor Attacks

December

Suburban Attacks

Farm Attacks

Vehicle Attacks / Hijackings

Outdoor Attacks

2010 January

Suburban Attacks

Farm Attacks

Vehicle Attacks / Hijackings

  • Johan Fourie (30) 16/01/2010 Ventersdorp, NW (died when hijacked vehicle crashed into couple's car, multiple casualties) media article
  • Talita Fourie (?) 16/01/2010 Ventersdorp, NW (died when hijacked vehicle crashed into couple's car, multiple casualties) media article
  • Tiaan Fourie (12 weeks old) 16/01/2010 Ventersdorp, NW (died when hijacked vehicle crashed into couple's car, multiple casualties) media article

Outdoor Attacks

February

Suburban Attacks

Farm Attacks

Hijacking / Vehicle Attacks

Outdoor Attacks

Business Attacks

March

Suburban Attacks

Farm Attacks

Outdoor Attacks

Vehicle Attacks / Hijackings

Business Attacks

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

  • [Althea Myburgh] (49) 21/04/2009 White River, MPL (was this a farm attack or a booby trap gone wrong?) media article
  • Female Victim (12) 13/08/2009 Winterveld area near Pretoria, GP (murdered for Muti) media article
  • Claus Schroeder (50) 14/08/2009 Owvanuk, Thornhill, Port Elizabeth, EC (went to farm to meet a couple to negotiate a sale, wasn't seen again, body never found) media report NPA report
  • Alet de Jager (44) 08/10/2009 Oudtshoorn farm, WC (gunshot wounds to the head) (multiple murder) media article media link
  • Piet de Jager (55) 08/10/2009 Oudtshoorn farm, WC (gunshot wounds to the head) (multiple murder) media article media link
  • Wilson Mudavhi (?) 30/12/2009 Nngwekhulu-Tshilata Village, LP (shot dead) media report
  • [Waltraut Volkmann] (75) 09/06/2009 Otavi, northern Namibia (hacked to death with a panga and stabbed in the chest) media article
  • Masego Kgomo (10) 31/12/2009 Soshanguve, a township north of Pretoria, GP (murdered in order to provide body parts, muti) wiki link

Further information sought (any help would be appreciated)

  • R Eckerhardt (f) (35) 02/04/2009 Port Elizabeth, EC
  • M.J Human (56) 04/2009 Koppies, FS
  • H Wessels (45) 06/2009 Kokstad, KZN
  • J van Wyk (76) 01/07/2009 Roodepoort, GP
  • M de Villiers (66) 19/09/2009 Barberton, MPL
  • H Buitendag (55) 17/10/2009 Tzaneen, LP
  • [Male Victim] 24/11/2009 Boschkop smallholding, east of Pretoria, GP (gardener tied up and strangled with wire, multiple murder)
  • M.C Briers (70) 02/12/2009 Heilbron, FS