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Special Report Transcript Episode 22, Section 2, Time 01:59The story of the Upington 26 is one of murder committed in the frenzy of political upheaval. But it is also a lesson in the horror of the death penalty. Although the accused in the Upington 26 murder trial was saved from the gallows, the death row experienced left deep scars on the entire community. It was here that a local policeman Lucas Jacob Sethwala was killed and set alight. Earlier on this day a crowd gathered outside the house of his mother Beatrice Sethwala. Notes: Pabalelo; Scene of killing References select each tab to search for references Hearing Transcripts TRC Final Report TRC Victims GlossaryPaarl 154 The surge of unrest from August to November 1985 saw several deaths and injuries in Paarl. The first death in 1985 was that of Mr Adri ‘Aaron’ Faas [CT03207, CT00434] on the day of the Pollsmoor march. Faas was shot dead by Lieutenant Colonel WH Oosthuizen who used his private ... 28 The testimony of Ms Beatrice Sethwale on the death of her son, a black police officer, also drew attention to the difficult challenge of reconciliation within black communities: between those who fought against the apartheid system and those who were seen as ‘collaborators’ because they ... |
