2004 SA Farm Attack death toll –
35,000 commercial food-producers are left from 1994’s original 85,000, who farm on only 7% of SA’s total land surface (CIA). The murder rate for SA farmers is 313 per 100,000 – the highest in the world: http://www.interpol.com
50% of rural MURDERS listed as ‘non-violent’deaths by authorities: Professor Mohamed Dade, head of forensic medicine department, University of Natal: http://www.gca.org.za/pressreleases/releases/m&g20010706.htm
For pre-2004 complete list of names of farm attack murder victims access: http://groups.msn.com/crimebusters/FarmVictim…br> 2004 DEATH TOLL:
Day death# Details of death:
July 2004
15 – 1662 Norah Joyce Gevers,68, Good Samaritan, found with sliced throat in sugar cane field, Wartburg, KZN 13 – 1661 Ashley Ndala, 18, found murdered, Sterkspruit farm, Lydenburg – 2 arrested
June 2004
26 – 1660 Farmer Edwin Meyer, commits suicide after squatter threat, Olifantshoek 26 – 1659 Gerald Etcher, 44, stabbed 15 times, farm, Kokstad. 22 – 1658 Shawn Clark, Umlaas Road farmer killed July 10 2003: five murderers imprisoned June 22 2004 21 – 1657 Philippus Myburgh, 58, murdered: Maryvlei smallholding, Brakpan 21 – 1656 Maria Myburgh, 38, murdered: Maryvlei smallholding, Brakpan 21 – 1655 Unnamed young woman found hung from a tree, Mountainview, Magaliesburg – death cause awaited 21 – 1654 Farm attacker/cop killer Meschack Nhlapo kills himself at Orange Farm 21 – 1653 Unnamed Zim man shot dead in accident: Limpopo farmer Jewell Crossberg, 45, arrested 11 – 1652 Mrs Khelina Mbuyisa, 50, gunned down and killed, daughter Xolly injured, Elandsrust farm, Volksrust 10 – 1651 Jan Brak, 68, Dutch dairy farmer murdered, wife Rita injured near Potchefstroom – 1 arrested 09 – 1650 John Heckman, 45, farm Minestone, Soutpansberg, NP, stabbed to death – nothing robbed 07 – 1649 Estelle van Dyk, 58, murdered, Koesterfontein farm, Magaliesburg – ANC councillor Peace Mabe involved 07 – 1648 Richard Theron, 60, murdered, Koesterfontein farm, Magaliesburg – nothing robbed
May 2004
31 – 1647 19950119 death of Eunice Hall, 65, Kraalhoek, Rustenburg farm murder – informed by relative 31 – 1646 Christoffel Terreblanche, 83, bashed to death with knopkieries, Hobhouse, FS farm 30 – 1645 Three people killed on two smallholdings, names not yet released by police 30 – 1644 Three people killed on two smallholdings, names not yet released by police 30 – 1643 Three people killed on two smallholdings, names not yet released by police 24 – 1642 Anne McCondochie, 58, killed at Vosman Cas smallholdings, Witbank by 3 attackers 23 – 1641 Two tribal farmers killed in armed attack, Mhlotsheni, Buje, Transkei (unnamed) 23 – 1640 Two tribal farmers killed in armed attack, Mhlotsheni, Buje, Transkei (3 arr.) 23 – 1639 Rina de Klerq, 49, shot and bled to death, , Amersfoort; husband injured by five attackers 23 – 1638 Maryle Visagie killed by farmer-father Rudi “Vleis” Visagie – “mistaken-identity farm attack” Maggiesdal 21 – 1637 Eddie Jordaan, 71, shot dead selling maize in Heidelberg maize field 4 attackers 20 – 1636 Dave Brown, smallholder, murdered in Bredell, Kempton Park – report 20 – 1635 Henk Fourie, 29, Varkenskraal, Groblersdown, gunned down in cold blood, nothing robbed, 4 attackers 15 – 1634 Tertia Momberg, Afrikaner farmer/artist, decapitated, farm attack, Tuli-: SA-Botswana border, 2 arr. 12 – 1633 Ermelo smallholder Frederick Veldman, 26, suffocated from socks stuffed into mouth by robbers
April 2004 26 – 1632 Donnybrook KZN farmer G Wilson, killed in Aug 2000, came to light in son’s Appeals Court case 20040426 16 – 1631 Worker Jotham Mandlazi’s death in 2003: farmer Gerrit Maritz’ 2-year sentence reviewed 14 – 1630 Johannes Pretorius, 75, Kleinbegin,Jan Kempdorp, killed by 5 -workers away voting – nothing stolen 04 – 1629 Abel Pardau, 78, Oorbietjiesfontein, Hartbeesfontein, NW, killed, wife injured
March 2004 17 – 1628 Martinus J Steyn, 80, tortured to death, Derby farm, Alldays, LI – 3 men, new domestic arrested 12 – 1627 Olive-May Lourens, 76, dead in farm attack Hekpoort Magaliesburg – 2 arrested 12 – 1626 Dr Cornelius JP Lourens, 78, tortured to death in veld, Hekpoort Magaliesburg 2 arrested 11 – 1625 Piet Fourie, father of Kobus, both killed with AK47s, smallholding attack, De Deur, Brits 11 – 1624 Kobus Fourie, son of Piet, both killed with AK47s in smallholding attack, De Deur, Brits 02 – 1623 Second unnamed woman torture victim, chained, submerged Hennops River outside Centurion 01 – 1622 Unnamed farmer’s wife stabbed to death; Wonderboom, Groot Marico, NW 01 – 1621 Unidentied woman found tortured, tied to tree “kneeling in prayer”, rural site, Capital Park, Ga
February 2004 29 – 1620 Ian Snyman, owner Cob-Wildlife farm, rural Wild Coast EC tortured, executed by 5 men 29 – 1618/9 Two naked male bodies found, murdered, rural Barberton and Malelane, Mpumalanga 29 – 1617 PE woman killed, raped, East Cape salt pans – injured man crawls to safety, nightlong hijacking ordeal 24 – 1616 Pieter Liebenberg, 53, killed in farm-attack-style murder, Wierda Park, Centurion 24 – 1615 “Oom Paul” van Wyk, 74, farmer, Kromdraai smallholdings, Krugersdorp – executed, guns stolen 23 – 1610/4 4 elderly, impoverished Afrikaner smallholders murdered: Roodepoort – nothing robbed 21 – 1609 Sibusiso Ntshaba, 20 shot dead; farmer Mario Weitz, Ugie, hands himself in to police (self-defence) 16 – 1608 Nelson Chigale, “lion death” (?) case, Phalaborwa, identity of old skeleton in lion camp unknown 09 – 1607 Frans Van der Merwe, Loskop Dam massacre, hijacked from smallholding Benoni six arrested Feb 28 09 – 1606 Gina Van der Merwe, his wife, Loskop Dam massacre, hijacked in Benoni 09 – 1605 Daryl van der Merwe, Loskop Dam massacre, hijacked in Benoni six arrested Feb 28 09 – 1604 Melissa Van der Merwe, his wife, Loskamp Dam massacre, hijacked in Benoni six arrested Feb 28
January 2004 31 1603 Elmarie Wolfaardt, 57, killed, farm Dorsfontein, Murraysburg EC 30 1602 Lucas Mashele, 42, dead in detention, arrested /assaulted(?) at farm Lushof, Tzaneen – lichi theft claim 24 1601 Unnamed farm wife, 72, battered to death, Lephalale, Limpopo 18 1600 Mnguni female clan member, Mtunzini, massacred, land disputeKZN 18 1599 Mnguni female clan member, Mtunzini, massacred, land disputeKZN 18 1598 Mnguni female clan member, Mtunzini, massacred, land disputeKZN 18 1597 Mnguni female clan member, Mtunzini, massacred, land disputeKZN 18 1596 Mnguni female clan member, Mtunzini, massacred, land disputeKZN 18 1595 Mnguni female clan member, Mtunzini, massacred, land disputeKZN 19 1594 Farm attacker killed: farmer Lardus Meyer arrested for self-defence against attack 16 1593 Farm dweller dead in suspicious farm fire, Northern Cape (3 killed in total) 16 1592 Farm dweller dead in suspicious farm fire, Northern Cape 16 1591 Farm dwellers dead in farm fire, Northern Cape – arson probe 15 1590 Elderly farmer massacred, Witkoppies Meyerton – 4 Afrikaners massacred together 15 1589 Elderly farm wife massacred, Witkoppies, Meyerton “ 15 1588 Elderly farmer massacred, Witkoppies, Meyerton “ 15 1587 Elderly farm wife massacred, Witkoppies, Meyerton Jhb 12 1586 PW Coetzee, 47, found shot dead tied to tree rural East Cape 06 1585 Willie Henderson, 61, Hartdoringboom smallholding Pretoria, killed 02 1584 Mamile Nhlapo, 40; shot dead, Hetloo farm, Fouriesburg: 02 1583 Joyce Mokoena, 30, shot dead, Hetloo farm, Fouriesburg 01 1582 Elsie Botha, 52, smallholder Hendrina, raped, found murdered in veld
01 1580/1 Two sons of KZN farmer killed by 20 men, over land dispute – Rapport Feb 22 news report TLU
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