Frederick Casper 'Fritz' Jansen
Frederick Casper 'Fritz'
A building contractor who was attacked by a crowd of protesters as he drove near Crossroads, Cape Town, on 11 August 1980. He was stoned and burnt and died in hospital the following day. Another motorist had been attacked and killed that afternoon, during protests related to a bus boycott. Six people were convicted of the two killings and sentenced to lengthy prison sentences. One of those convicted, an ANC supporter, was granted amnesty for the killing (AC/1999/0298).