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Date: c1927 Type: Memorial Status: Extant   Click to view map Coordinates:

On the district road between Charlestown and Memel lies this monument on the southern slope of Amajuba Mountain. The monument marks the spot on the road where Stephanus Swart murdered Fanny Knight and G Roets. They were victims in a 24 hour long murder spree while Swart was evading arrest and hunting down his estranged wife Annie Swart, and ended when Swart committed suicide after shooting 8 victims and wounding a further 3. Transcript of the plaque on the monument: Hierdie Gedenkteken is opgerig ter gedagtenis aan Fannie Knight - nee Eksteen - en G. Roets. Wat deur S (Stephanus) Swart geskiet was op die 6de Mei 1927 terwyl hy van die Poliesie ontsnap het te Potters Hill (This memorial was erected to the memory of Fannie Knight - nee Eksteen - and G. Roets who were shot by S Swart on the 6th May 1927 after escaping from the police at Potters Hill) See also: Murderpedia Wikipedia Google Books Submitted by Mike BELL All truncated references not fully cited below are those of Joanna Walker's original text and cited in full in the 'Bibliography' entry of the Lexicon.