LETSHOLONYANA, Elizabeth

Age 60

Description
Was detained by police in Krugersdorp, Transvaal, around 16 June 1984 and died in Leratong hospital on 18 June. Police claimed Ms Letsholonyana was detained for her own safety because of violence in the area at the time but police contacted her daughter to pay R300 bail to secure Ms Letsholonyana’s release from prison. Hospital authorities reportedly said that she died of subdural bleeding.