Sizzlers massacre
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| Sizzlers massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of the history of Cape Town | |
| Location | Sea Point, Cape Town |
| Date | 20 January 2003 |
| Deaths | 9 |
| Injured | 1 |
| Perpetrators | Adam Roy Woest and Trevor Basil Theys |
Sizzlers massacre took place in Sea Point, Cape Town on 20 January 2003, when Adam Woest and Trevor Basil Theys murdered nine people and severely injured one person in a hate crime against the queer community.[1]
Adam Woest’s profile is now being considered for parole after serving an 18 year sentence. Families fight back against the possibility of parole claiming that no one that has committed a crime as brutal and gruesome as this massacre can ever be rehabilitated. Sister of victim starts a [change.org/sizzlers-massacre] against the parole of Adam Woest claiming South Africans need to be aware of a mass murder will soon be roaming the community he preyed upon.
In a TimesLive article, mother of one of the 10 victim writes of her chilling visit to the Sizzlers describing the horror that lay before her.
Massacre[]
The victims were murdered at a gay massage parlour on Graham Road, by Adam Roy Woest and Trevor Basil Theys. Judge Nathan Erasmus described it as the "worst massacre that Cape Town and the country have ever seen."[1]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b Barnes, Clayton (19 January 2008). "Sizzlers massacre remains a mystery". Independent Online. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
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