Johannes Mashiane
Johannes Mashiane | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Died | 1989 South Africa |
Cause of death | Hit by a bus (possible suicide) |
| Other name | The Beast of Atteridgeville |
| Details | |
| Victims | 13 |
Span of crimes | 1982–1989 |
| Country | South Africa |
| Location | Atteridgeville |
| Notes | |
12 victims killed in 1988–1989 | |
Johannes Mashiane, nicknamed The Beast of Atteridgeville, was a South African rapist and serial killer active in the 1980s. He killed 13 people in Atteridgeville, South Africa, before he died in 1989.[1]
Mashiane's first victim was his girlfriend, whom he murdered in 1982. He was sentenced to five years in prison for her death. After he was released, he raped and murdered 12 young boys by stoning or strangulation.[1]
Mashiane was being chased by police in the Pretoria suburb of Marabastad when he jumped underneath a bus. One victim is known to have survived Mashiane's attention.[2]
See also
References
- 1 2 Newton, Michael (2006). The Encyclopedia of Serial Killers (2nd ed.). Infobase Publishing. p. 376.
Mashiane, Johannes (d. 1989). AKA: Beast of Atteridgeville. SEX: M. RACE: B. TYPE: T. MOTIVE: PC/Sex. DATE(S): 1982/88–89. VENUE: Atteridgeville, South Africa. VICTIMS: 13. MO: Killed girlfriend (1982); sodomized and stoned/strangled young boys. DISPOSITION: Five years for first murder; killed by bus fleeing scene of attack on 13th child (possible suicide).
- ↑ "Johannes Mashiane". Frances Farmers Revenge. Archived from the original on 18 August 2010. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
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- 1989 deaths
- Prisoners and detainees of South Africa
- Road incident deaths in South Africa
- South African murderers of children
- South African prisoners and detainees
- South African rapists
- South African serial killers
- Suicides in South Africa
- Violence against men in Africa
- Rape of males
- Male suicides