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Stephanus Swart

Stephanus Andries Johannes Swart was a South African farmer and spree killer who killed at least eight people and wounded three others in Charlestown, South Africa on 6 May 1927, before killing himself.

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Stephanus Swart was born on 21 July 1888 in Ladismith in Cape Colony. He arrived in Charlestown in 1920. Little is known about him before this time. It is thought he had been a horse trader. ==Victims==
Victims
Policemen • Inspector Gerald C. Ashman • Constable William H. Crossman • Sergeant J.A. Grove • Head Constable William Charles Mitchell • Sergeant Annes van Wyk Witnesses at previous trial • Fannie Knight (step daughter) • Cornelis Roets Estranged wife • Annie Swart Uncertain • It is possible there was an unidentified African man also part of the killing spree. ==Memorials==
Memorials
A memorial was erected in the Charlestown cemetery for the five slain policemen. ==References==
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