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ASVAT, Abu-Baker

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Was shot dead by two men at his surgery in Rockville, Soweto, Johannesburg, on 27 January 1989. Dr Asvat was allegedly killed because he had knowledge about numerous assaults that took place at Ms Winnie Madikizela-Mandela’s home in Orlando West, Soweto, including the death of youth activist, Stompie Seipei.

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Asvat said there was no physical evidence of rape. When he refused to collude with Winnie a row ensued.
Dr. Asvat said: Well, what can I do? Being visited by big people like this. He made it a joke. We laughed. She said. Doctor, I have a problem. This boy has been sodomised by Paul Verryn. The doctor said. Oh really? Come inside. So the doctor he only checked my blood.
I had a very close relationship with Dr Asvat. He was not only my doctor when I was in Brandfort, he visited me frequently.
... words and that is the father I have always known in you. I’m hoping it is still the same. I will take this opportunity to say to the family of Dr Asvat how deeply sorry I am and to Stompie’s mother how deeply sorry I am. I have said so to her before a few years back when the heat was very ...
Fred Dempsey, Henk Hesslinga and HT Moodley are the three policemen who investigated the Asvat murder. They were asked why they had never questioned Madikizela-Mandela over the killing. In spite of Mbatha and Dlamini’s statements implicating her.
... as Stompie’s. The autopsy found two deep stab wounds to the right side of the neck and another at the base. The security police hounded Dr Asvat to reveal what he knew about the youth’s injuries. He stayed silent. Tell anything to the security police, and he would be branded an ...
... the world was told that it was Winnie Madikizela-Mandela herself who killed youth activist Stompie Seipei and who ordered the deaths of Dr Abubaker Asvat and Lolo Sono. In a special edition of our programme on Tuesday we broadcast a BBC documentary outlining these allegations. In the past few ...
We have heard here the evidence of the killers, Dlamini and Mbatha who on one version would say that they committed the murder on Dr Asvat at your instructions. Had you met Mbatha before? // I actually saw them for the first time here. // Had you met Dlamini before? // I had never met any of them.
So there was some arguing. Somebody said loud. No, I’m not going to do this. So we went without the medical reports. Dr Asvat said he could do nothing. So we went home without the medical report.
... here were lying. As far as I am concerned Richardson was lying. As far as I am concerned the two youths who claim that I gave them money to kill Dr Asvat were lying. As far as I’m concerned Morgan’s ludicrous statements made before you here are a pack of lies. I can go on and on and on. You ...
... Police Commissioner, George Fivaz took the stand. Fivaz was questioned as to why Winnie has not been prosecuted in the Sono, Tshabalala, Seipei and Asvat affairs. He said that up to now there has been insufficient evidence to bring her to ...
after two youths entered the surgery and registered as patients. Two shots were fired. Four weeks after examining Stompie in this very same room, Dr Asvat laid dead on the floor. The funeral ceremonies were led by Dr Asvat’s elder brother, Ebrahim. Police swiftly said the motive for the murder ...
Evidence on the murder of Dr Abubaker Asvat will now only be heard on Monday. That will include the dramatic statement by one of the convicted killers, Zakhele Mbatha that he got the murder weapon from the hands of Winnie Mandela. On Tuesday, the so-called coach of the football club and the man who ...
Two people came to the house. Mr Mandela told me to show them the house of Dr Asvat. We went to Rockville and I showed them the house.
Winnie said she visited Dr Asvat with Katiza on the 29th of December 1988, before driving to Brandfort. But this medical card from the visit was stamped the 30th of December. People who could have confirmed the card’s accuracy and importance were not subpoenaed. One was Dr Asvat’s brother ...
murders. The dead people are: Vincent Sefako, Susan Maripa, Stompie Seipei, Lolo Sono, Sibuniso Tshabalala, Finki Msomi, Koekie Zwane Miya, Abubaker Asvat. Every single one of these murdered people had some connection with the struggle against apartheid; not one of them could be regarded as an ...
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