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Cradock FourExplanation Was shot dead by a named member of the SAP in Cradock, Cape, on 27 April 1985, while she was participating in a march protesting against a recent police shooting. Other march participants were shot by the same perpetrator. Was detained and tortured by named members of the Security Branch at Mortimer police station in Cradock, Cape, in March 1984, during an opposition campaign to Black Local Authorities. Was shot with pellets and injured by members of the SAP in Cradock, Cape, in March 1987, as he ran away during a police search of his home for his activist brother. The whole Gxowa family was reportedly questioned, detained and assaulted by the police. A UDF supporter who was beaten and tortured by attempted suffocation while he was under interrogation by members of the SAP in Cradock, Cape, on 24 March 1987. Her home destroyed in a petrol bomb attack in Cradock, Cape, during April 1984. Her eighteen year old son was labelled a collaborator because he did not participate in a school boycott. Was shot dead by members of the SAP during school boycotts in Cradock, Cape, on 19 March 1985. A student activist who was killed when a rubber bullet fired by a named member of the SAP hit his head in Guguletu, Cape Town, on 29 July 1985, during street protests following the discovery of the bodies of the Cradock Four in the Eastern Cape. His house was set alight and most of the furniture destroyed in a stoning and petrol bomb attack by youths in Cradock, Cape, on 30 June 1985. The attack was made allegedly because his son had joined the police force. Was shot and injured by members of the SAP in Tarkastad, Cape, on 15 July 1985, while taking part in student protests against the killing of the Cradock Four in June 1985. Was assaulted by members of the SAP while in custody at Steytlerville, Cape, in July 1985. He was detained during protests against the deaths of the Cradock Four. ... was shot dead by members of the SAP in Steytlerville, Cape, on 3 July 1985, when police opened fire on marchers protesting against the death of the Cradock Four. In mid-1984, he had been expelled from school in Graaff-Reinet because of his political activities, and he was under constant police ... Was in her home in Cradock, Cape, when it was stoned and petrol bombed by unidentified youths in 1985. The attack is believed to have taken place because her son was a policeman. She died after she was severely beaten by members of the SAP in October 1984 in Cradock, Cape. Ms Mbulawa, who was blind and bedridden, was assaulted by police who had chased a suspect in the political unrest into her house. An ANC activist who was injured in a shooting by members of the SAP in 1977 during a confrontation between residents and police in Cradock, Cape. Ms Mfabana and several others were then detained and assaulted. An ANC supporter who was shot dead by members of the SAP on 31 May 1985 in Cradock, Cape during a state of emergency. The police were allegedly looking for his friend, a fellow activist, and shot Mr Mgqabuzana as he was returning to his house. See police brutality. A CRADORA and UDF activist who was detained twice during the state of emergency in 1985 in Cradock, Cape. In detention, he was interrogated and severely beaten by named members of the Security Police, allegedly because they wanted him to become an informer. See police brutality. A COSAS supporter who was severely beaten in detention by named Security Branch members on 23 October 1980, 3 February 1985, in August 1985 and on 14 July 1986, at Cradock police station, Cape. On 27 March 1984, Mr Jacobs was detained at Pollsmoor prison. He was then served with a banning order. A UDF supporter who was detained from 27 June 1987 in three Cape towns - Cradock, Grahamstown, and East London - and released on 11 August 1989. Ms Bontsi had also been detained on three prior occasions. An ANC supporter who was abducted by unidentified persons in 1981 in Cradock, Cape. He has never been seen again and is presumed dead. A member of the SAP who was burnt to death by members of a youth organisation in Cradock, Cape, during February 1985. Members of the SAP were often seen as legitimate targets in the political conflict of the 1980s. |
