Martinson Jacobus Lodewikus "Koos"

Koos, was the older brother of Charles Henry Du Preez Martinson. At 90 years old, he was also fatally attacked in a separate rural incident that occurred just a month after his brother’s death. The attack on Koos Martinson took place on 17 October 2005. He was targeted at his property on the Hallgate smallholdings, located in the town of Nigel within the Gauteng province. 17 October 2005. He was targeted at his property on the Hallgate smallholdings, located in the town of Nigel within the Gauteng province. Historical records and crime databases monitoring rural safety indicators at the time document that he died after being subjected to a severe assault with a blunt object. The injuries he sustained were particularly concentrated as severe trauma to the head. The close succession of these two crimes left a devastating impact on the family. Koos Martinson's death occurred exactly 34 days after his brother Charles had been tortured and killed on his own farm in the Northern Cape Age 90.