Previously unreported murder :

Deon Verwey, 49, Afrikaans resident, Jeffreys Bay – stabbed in bed with screwdriver

Afrikaner widower Deon Verwey, 49, a resident of the world-famous surfing town of Jeffreys Bay, died after he was stabbed with a screw-driver while asleep in his bed on June 17 2009, Sunday-morning between 2am and 2.30am . His sister Annetta van der Merwe and SAPS inspector Petra Els both said Verwey was asleep in his bed when someone gained access to his house through a window and stabbed him. http://www.kougaexpress.co.za/index.php/newscat/34-headlines/83-inwoner-wreed-vermoor

Die Burger journalist Mariska Spoormaker reports that Verwey had left a trail of blood as he then struggled from the bedroom to the backdoor where he screamed for help. His feet were tied with some kind of cable, said his sister. However the police 'could not confirm this'. Mrs van der Merwe, who lives next door to her brother, said she and her friend J H Potgieter had heard him screaming for help. They ran to his home and discovered he had been stabbed. They took him to Humansdorp hospital in her car but he was dead on arrival. His daughter Michelle, 23, who also lives in Jeffreys Bay, said her father's death was 'so unnecessary. He was a kind loving person who never hurt anyone,' she said. Ten years earlier on 30 June 1999 Michelle had also lost her mom Laura in another violent tragedy: she was shot dead by a boyfriend. SAPS inspector Marianette Olivier said nobody was arrested for Deon Verwey’s murder. She claimed that 'items were missing from the house but we need to establish exactly what.' Anyone with information may contact the police at insp. Dobela tel 042 200 6600, 042 200 6600, or 083 739 2810, 083 739 2810 . Published in Kouga Express. http://www.kougaexpress.co.za/index.php/newscat/34-headlines/83-inwoner-wreed-vermoor