I saw the terror on her face as she lay in her coffin: Pretoria mom recalls the horror of a family shooting

02 Jul 2021

Jana van der Merwe

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Jenny Venter can’t help but get emotional when she recalls the day in 1995 when she waved goodbye to her two children and never saw them alive again. (Photo: Mary-Ann Palmer/Rapport)

Although she was bursting with pride when her son went off to follow his dreams as a game ranger in Limpopo, Jenny Venter (59) couldn’t stop crying. Because 26 years after her husband murdered her two youngest children, her nest was empty once more.

Just before he drove off her son, Jeandré, told her, “Mom, you need to get over it. I’m all grown up now.”

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