Johannes Mashiane

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Johannes Mashiane
Born
Johannes Mashiane

DiedOctober 1989
Cause of death Suicide
Other namesThe Beast of Atteridgeville
Details
Victims13
Span of crimes
1982–1989
Country South Africa
State(s) Pretoria

Johannes Mashiane, nicknamed The Beast of Atteridgeville , was a South African rapist and serial killer who was responsible for the deaths of 13 victims before committing suicide in 1989. Mashiane was being chased by police in the Pretoria suburb of Marabastad when he jumped underneath a bus.

Mashiane started his murderous activity in 1977 by killing his girlfriend. He was sentenced to five years' imprisonment and was released in 1982. [1] After being released, he immediately started his spate of murder and sodomy, accounting for the deaths of at least 12 young boys by strangulation or stoning. One victim is known to have survived Mashiane's attention. [2]

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