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Ferdi Barnard is found guilty of killing Webster

Ferdi Barnard is found guilty of killing Webster

Date
1 Jun 1998
Updated
30 Sep 2019
Ferdi Barnard is found guilty of killing Webster

On 1 June 1998, Ferdi Bernard was convicted for the murder of anti-Apartheid activist, David Webster. Bernard shot Webster in 1989, in front his home. Bernard was also found guilty of the attempted murder of another activist, Dullar Omar. Bernard was a former agent of the Civil Co-Operation Bureau. He was arrested on 25 charges including two of murder, two of attempted murder and various charges relating to fraudulent transactions and the illegal possession of firearms and ammunition. He was acquitted on a further nine charges, because of a lack of evidence.

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  1. 01Davie L. (2009) David Webster to be honoured. [Online]. Available: www.joburg.org.za. [Accessed 25 May, 2010]
  2. 02Sapa. (1998) Ferdi Barnard found guilty of killing Webster. [Online]. Available at: www.dispatch.co.za [Accessed 25 May, 2010]

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Ferdi Barnard is found guilty of killing Webster. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013364

South African History Online (2011) 'Ferdi Barnard is found guilty of killing Webster', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013364 (Accessed: 30 July 2026).

South African History Online, Ferdi Barnard is found guilty of killing Webster [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013364, (accessed 30 July 2026).

"Ferdi Barnard is found guilty of killing Webster." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013364. Accessed 30 July 2026.

South African History Online. "Ferdi Barnard is found guilty of killing Webster." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013364.

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