Van der Merwe Coenraad Jacobus "Coen"

Coen van der Merwe, aged 49, was murdered on 2 October 1996 on Farm Leeuwfontein near Fochville, Gauteng. He was called for assistance by a farm worker after Marthinus de Jager, aged 62, had been attacked and struck across the head with a firearm. When van der Merwe arrived to assist, he was shot and killed during the attack. Marthinus de Jager survived the attack, although he had been struck on the head with a firearm.