Carol-Anne Brewis seems small for her age but her determined blue eyes shine intelligently in the photo. Her demure smile looks hopeful for a future she will never have. From this photograph, I determine there’s a definite resemblance to what Gert van Rooyen liked in his supposed victims. Carol-Anne was the right age and type. The tell-tale inconsistency of how she disappeared from her home—from her own bed—is far too brazen an act for a lowly paedophile-slash-murderer.
I turn around to look at the white mammoth tent hiding the little girl from further humiliation. White canvas flap lazily in the breeze and I spot a crumpled figure on the ground. There lies Carol-Anne, dead. I can’t see much from my position, except for a bare foot turned at an awkward angle. It’s more than enough to make me feel sick.
I don’t want to go into the tent. I don’t want to see what terrible things that poor child had to endure during her last hours on earth. But if I don’t her killer might never be found.
So, I go.
Chapter 6
Satanism Link in Multiple Pretoria Murders
2015-09-05 | 09:23 8 Comments
Pretoria—Police are staying tight-lipped on an investigation into two murders in Pretoria this past week, but inside sources have revealed these cases may be Satanic in nature. Speculation as to whether the cases are related have not been denied nor confirmed by a police spokesperson.
“The investigations are at a critical stage and giving out such information could be harmful to everyone involved,” said Lieutenant Colonel Moses Dlamini.
Valentine Sikelo, 28, was found brutally murdered yesterday afternoon when two teenagers stumbled into the field where her body was discarded, allegedly by the killer or an accomplice. Sikelo, a vibrant newlywed and young mother from Atteridgeville, was said to have disappeared early Friday morning on her way to work.
“I don’t understand how this happened. We live a block away from the taxi rank,” said Joseph Sikelo. “How does a full-grown woman get kidnapped on a busy street, less than a block away from her home?”
It is unclear how the second murder victim, Carol-Anne Brewis, 12, is connected to Valentine Sikelo. Sources say Brewis disappeared late last night from her bed in Danville and was found early this morning in the abandoned lot of the late notorious serial-paedophile, Gert van Rooyen.
“We have our best detectives on both cases,” said Dlamini.
— News24
COMMENTS:
AtheistsUnite –
September 05, 2015 at 09:24
You have to believe in god to believe in satan.
Lettie.Myburg –
September 05, 2015 at 09:24
I don’t see the connection. The victims’ ages are too far apart, and they aren’t even of the same race. Don’t serial killers usually have a “type?”
DanTheMan
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September 05, 2015 at 09:25
@Lettie.Myburg
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Agreed. It seems like the SAPS is reaching on this one.
Matt@DaWorld
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September 05, 2015 at 09:25
Nothing in this corrupt government works, da SAPS included.
SylvieGotte
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September 05, 2015 at 09:26
Rest in peace Valentine and Carol-Anne, you’re home now, in the arms of our Lord and Saviour.
AtheistsUnite
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September 05, 2015 at 09:26
@SylvieGotte – If there was a god, why did he let this happen in the first place?
SylvieGotte
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September 05, 2015 at 09:27
@AtheistsUnite
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There is a God, and His reasons are not to be questioned by humanity. We should accept that He knows best.
Silver&Gold
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September 05, 2015 at 09:26
This is sensationalism at its best. Why does News24 always jump on the Satanism bandwagon the first chance they get? Whatever happened to good journalism?
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Molester’s Ghost Haunts Neighbourhood
Alicia van den Berg | 05 September, 2015 10:00
The discovery of Carol-Anne Brewis’ body, 12, on the property of infamous paedophile Gert van Rooyen has again raised the possibility that the mystery of the disappearances, 23 years ago, of six schoolgirls might be solved.
But the girls’ families do not want to get their hopes up yet. There have been numerous futile leads over the years, but the investigations have not shed any light on the fates of their youngsters thus far.
Early on Saturday morning, the police were called to a property in Capital Park, Pretoria, by a concerned neighbour who had seen a suspicious van speed away from the area.
A relative of Odette Boucher (11 when she disappeared), who wishes to remain anonymous, was hesitant when asked about the discovery.
“I have so much sympathy for Carol-Anne’s mother,” she said, “but I doubt her murder is linked to Gert van Rooyen.”
None of the families can be blamed for being sceptical. Over the years, their hopes have been raised countless times only to be dashed once more.
In 2007, similar claims were made when the remains of some girls were found at Umdloti, KwaZulu-Natal, after massive storms unearthed bones along the coastline. These allegations, however, were proven to be false with the help of forensic testing and DNA analysis. That same year, the current affairs TV programme, Carte Blanche, reported claims by investigator Danie Krugel and clairvoyant Marietta Theunissen that the girls’ bodies were buried merely a few kilometres from Van Rooyen’s demolished home in Malherbe Street, but no conclusive evidence has been found to prove these claims either.
Van Rooyen committed suicide in January 1990 after a police chase. According to reports, he first shot his lover and accomplice, Joey Haarhoff, and then himself.
Kobie Wagenaar, whose daughter, Anne-Mari, went missing, said: “I really don’t know what to think any more.”
Police spokesman lieutenant colonel Moses Dlamini said they cannot yet rule out the possibility that Carol-Anne Brewis’ murder is connected to the Gert van Rooyen cases.
“Because of the sensitive nature of it, [Carol-Anne’s case] will receive top priority,” he said.
Dlamini warned against speculation and asked the public to wait until all forensic tests had been completed. This could take weeks.
— TimesLive
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12 Year Old Girl Found Dead at Van Rooyen’s House
05 Sep 2015 10:07 5 Comments
The body of Carol-Anne Brewis (12) was found at the home of paedophile Gert van Rooyen in Capital Park, Pretoria police said on Saturday.
Lieutenant Colonel Moses Dlamini said a neighbour saw a suspicious van speeding away from the crime scene early Saturday morning and they immediately contacted the police.
Homicide detectives and forensic experts visited the site and the material evidence will be sent for forensic testing, said Dlamini.
“What we would like is to have the police’s work go unhindered. We know the country is waiting in anticipation for our results, and for us to find the person responsible—we ask for patience,” he said.
Van Rooyen and his accomplice, and mistress, Joey Haarhoff, were linked to the disappearance of six girls between 1988 and 1990.
They allegedly kidnapped Joan Horn (13), Odette Boucher (11), Anne-Marie Wapenaar (12), Yolande Wessels (12), Fiona Harvey (12), and Tracy-Lee Scott-Crossley (14).
Van Rooyen killed Haarhof and then committed suicide in January 1990.
— Mail & Guardian
Comments:
Rooney Kavanagh
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Whoever’s responsible for Carol-Anne’s death is one sick puppy.
Riana Smith
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2 minutes ago
@Rooney Kavanagh
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I was just thinking the same thing. What type of monster would not only kill a little girl, but also dump her body in the one place where so many other families’ entire lives were ruined. It’s horrific.
Vincent
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2 minutes ago
I think the killer did it on purpose, to make a name for himself.
CascadingClive
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two minutes ago
Seriously screwed up.
HelloKitty128
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2 minutes ago
This is one messed up world.
Rachel Nkandla
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a few seconds ago
Couldn’t agree more. R.I.P. Carol-Anne.
JazzMan
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2 minutes ago
R.I.P. Carol-Anne.
Henrico Kruger
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2 minutes ago
Why do the media think Carol-Anne’s murder is related to cold cases from 23 years ago? Gert van Rooyen and Joey Haarhoff are both dead. Nobody’s proven they had any other accomplices. The conspiracy theories are just that: conspiracies. I don’t get it.
Yvette Badenhorst
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two minutes ago
Maybe it’s because Carol-Anne’s body was found on Gert van Rooyen’s premises? We don’t know all the facts, that’s why those are cold cases. Maybe van Rooyen and Haarhoff DID have an accomplice and he/she was lying low until now?
Jake Fugard
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two minutes ago
Maybe it’s a copy-cat killer?
CascadingClive
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1 minutes ago
@Jake Fugard
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Yeah, my first thought was that it was a copy-cat killer, trying to get some attention.
Yvette Badenhorst
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2 minutes ago
@Jake Fugard
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A copy-cat killer usually have something to copy. In this case, we don’t know for sure what happened to those girls. In other words, there’s nothing worth copying.
Lovejoy Matsepe
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2 minutes ago