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Sunday, 5 June 2011
Third cruel farm murder: Randfontein
12:53 | 
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A Stuijt |
Mr Gaudin was an international wholesale dealer in African curios whose business was located in the same region as the historic Blaauwbank Gold Mine. His wife Sandra was also murdered there on December 23 2008. Gaudin, 73, was found tortured to death, hidden inside a crack of a rocky overcrop on his farm. SAPS capt Appel Ernst of Randfontein confirmed that Mr Gaudin's mutilated body was found at 5pm. Ín January this year,
Judge Gerhard Hatting sentenced one of the two Mozambiquan brothers who killed Mrs Gaudin, Teleo Valente Matimbe (25) to a lifetime in prison at the Johannesburg High court. The brother remains missing. Revenge for the sentencing is not ruled out as a motive, according to well-informed sources .
Mr Gaudin's neighbours reported the farmer-businessman missing on Friday-morning at the Randfontein police station and a massive man-hunt was launched for him. All his vehicles are still on the farm. Even the dams were pumped empty to determine whether he may have drowned, said Capt Appel Ernst, pic. Beeld was unable to confirm reports that Mr Gaudin had been trussed up tightly, and that rags were tied over his head. The police would not provide the death cause until a forensic examination had confirmed it, said Capt Ernst. His only son in South Africa, Paul Gaudin, 34 of Vanderbijlpark said the family is horribly shocked and traumatised. 'Nobody deserves to die like that,' said the son. He said his father started the business, African Artifacts Farms, in 1973. He built it from scratch and built up a successful enterprise. I will always remember by dad as a hard and direct man, a good businessman.' Two sons from his second marriage Frank, 37 and Michael, 32, are expected in SA from Australia. Mr Gaudin is also survived by a son from his first marriage, Mark. The police investigating officer is lt.col Gert Kruger, tel 0112788100 or 0824132635
http://www.beeld.com/Suid-Afrika/Nuus/Niemand-verdien-om-so-dood-te-gaan-nie-20110606 http://www.beeld.com/Suid-Afrika/Nuus/Lewenslank-vir-man-wat-vrou-op-plaas-vermoor-20110117
Maize farmer Koos van Rooyen murdered on March 3 2011
The local Afrikaner community already is up in arms about the wave of armed attacks against the working-class Afrikaner smallholders throughout the region over the past year – and in March they protested outside the local law-courts against the bail applications of two black men who were arrested for an earlier farm murder on March 3, when maize-farmer Koos van Rooyen, 63, was shot dead execution-style. Workers found the latest murdered farmer's body about 1km from the road on Friday - hidden inside a crack inside a rocky outcrop. He was tightly trussed up by his hands and feet, a bag was pulled over his head, he was naked and reportedly grossly mutilated. Bystanders said the 'method in which he was killed was extremely cruel'.
At the time of publication, the police pathology unit was unable to establish exactly how he had died, as they had not yet managed to extricate his body from the rock ledge. The local Herald newspaper did not have his name at that stage. According to well-informed sources, a former worker who had unsuccessfully sued the farmer, ‘swore revenge’ when the court turned down his application. This black man has now disappeared with three other friends from a nearby township and police are looking for all four black males.
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Threats to murder white farmers of Randfontein, made by readers on Sowetan website: http://www.sowetan.co.za/News/Article.aspx?id=1130144
Previous recent Randfontein attacks:
Fouche Jacques Randfontein, shot, returned fire, shoots dead gang member Aug 26 2010
Van den Berg Andries 82, Knoppieshoogte Randfontein smallholder murdered OCT 31 2010 Oct 31 2010: his hands were clutched to his chest in prayerFarmer Koos van Rooyen shot dead, Witfontein, Randfontein – Maize/dairy farmer, 63, was ‘cruelly murdered execution style’ said police. Fri Mar 4 2011
Another man murdered next to Uncle Harry Roadhouse Randfontein
Criminals pretend to be cops, target victims from ATMs, Randfontein warns SAPF capt Appel Ernst: “criminals pretend to be police officers Nov 15 2010
Randfontein smallholdings, farms targetted by armed crime gangs May 19 2011
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URL links to above:
http://www.looklocal.co.za/looklocal/content/en/randfontein-westonaria/randfontein-westonaria-news-crime?oid=4464605&sn=Detail&pid=489914&N%C3%B2g--n-plaasmoord-ruk-Randfontein
http://www.looklocal.co.za/looklocal/content/en/randfontein-westonaria/randfontein-westonaria-news-crime?oid=4315487&sn=Detail&pid=489920&Nog--n-protesaksie-gehou-teen-plaasmoorde
http://www.looklocal.co.za/looklocal/content/en/randfontein-westonaria/randfontein-westonaria-news-crime?oid=4464605&sn=Detail&pid=489914&N%C3%B2g--n-plaasmoord-ruk-Randfontein
http://www.looklocal.co.za/looklocal/content/en/randfontein-westonaria/randfontein-westonaria-news-crime?oid=4315487&sn=Detail&pid=489920&Nog--n-protesaksie-gehou-teen-plaasmoorde
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