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Police arrived on scene, where emergency services declared Van Breda's parents and brother dead. Marli, who suffered severe head trauma in the attack, was rushed to an intensive care unit. Over the course of a few months, extensive surgery and further medical treatment saved Marli's life; she was later diagnosed with retrograde amnesia and has ...
The same report stated that there was a “rogue unit” in the Western Cape Crime Intelligence Division of SAPS and commended Kinnear's investigation of corruption within the organisation. [6] Modack and two additional suspects (Amaal Jantjies and Janick Adonis) were arrested and charged for Kinnear's murder in 2021. [7]
The Cape Town Prostitute Killer, also known as The Cape Town Strangler, is an unidentified South African serial killer who fatally strangled 16 prostitutes and three domestic workers in Cape Town between 1992 and 1996.
Nigerian organised crime groups established roots in South Africa in the mid-1990s following the end of apartheid, and operate primarily in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban. Nigerians were initially involved in the crack cocaine trade, before moving into powder cocaine after establishing contacts in South America. [577]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 31 January 2025. Indian-Swedish engineer murdered in South Africa Anni Dewani Born Anni Ninna Hindocha (1982-03-12) 12 March 1982 Mariestad, Sweden Disappeared 13 November 2010 (aged 28) Gugulethu, South Africa (33°58′42″S 18°34′26″E / 33.97833°S 18.57389°E / -33.97833; 18.57389 ...
During the mid 1990s whilst in prison, Lonte was the first person to raise the flag of a street gang in prison cells, an act forbidden by prison number gang rules. After raising the American gang flag in prison he declared war on his enemies. After Lonte's stint in jail during the mid 1990s, Cape Town street gangs and prison number gang merged.
The Sizzlers massacre took place in Sea Point, Cape Town on 20 January 2003. Nine people were murdered and one person was severely injured in a hate crime against the queer community. [4] [5] The victims were shot and killed at a gay massage parlour named Sizzlers at 7 Graham Road. Adam Roy Woest and Trevor Basil Theys were convicted for the crime.
The attackers were identified as Vernon Witbooi, 33, Geraldo Parsons, 27, Nashville Julius, 29, and Eben Van Nieberk, 28. Although three of them admitted to being present during the crime, they denied their involvement in the rape and murder. [4] [6]