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'''Norman |
'''Norman Avzal Simons''' is a [[South Africa]]n [[rape|rapist]] and [[serial killer]] who was convicted in 1995 on one count of murder and one count of kidnapping Elroy van Rooy, Age 10. He was sentenced to 35 years (25 for murder and 10 for kidnap) in prison.<ref name="sstrangler">[http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=13&art_id=vn20050816115823189C293302. iol : ''Revisiting the Station Strangler Cases''.]</ref> |
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Simons was a well educated individual capable of speaking 7 languages.<ref name="teacher">[http://www.crimezzz.net/serialkillers/S/SIMONS_norman_afzal.php. Serial Killer Crime Index.]</ref>He was employed as a Grade 5 teacher at Alpine Primary School in East Ridge, [[Mitchell’s Plain]]. Simons’s victims were all young boys aged between 9 and 13.<ref name="victims">[http://news.iafrica.com/features/827627.htm. iAfrica : ''Worst Criminals of South Africa.'']</ref> Simons and his victims were all mixed race from the [[Cape Malays]] community. |
Simons was a well educated individual capable of speaking 7 languages including English, [[Afrikaans]], [[Xhosa]] and [[French language|French]].<ref name="teacher">[http://www.crimezzz.net/serialkillers/S/SIMONS_norman_afzal.php. Serial Killer Crime Index.]</ref>He was employed as a Grade 5 teacher at Alpine Primary School in East Ridge, [[Mitchell’s Plain]]. Simons’s victims were all young boys aged between 9 and 13.<ref name="victims">[http://news.iafrica.com/features/827627.htm. iAfrica : ''Worst Criminals of South Africa.'']</ref> Simons and his victims were all mixed race from the [[Cape Malays]] community. |
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Simons is believed to have started his sporadic series of murders in October 1986 culminating in his arrest eight years later in 1994. He collected his moniker after it became apparent that most of his victims were lured away from train stations. (Similar modus operandi to [[Andrei Chikatilo]]. |
Simons is believed to have started his sporadic series of murders in October 1986 culminating in his arrest eight years later in 1994. He collected his moniker after it became apparent that most of his victims were lured away from train stations. (Similar modus operandi to [[Andrei Chikatilo]]. |
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Simons raped and sodomised his victims before strangling them. Victims were found face down with their hands tied behind their back in shallow sandy graves. The victims underwear was occasionally found around their necks, presumably used as a garrote. Hand written notes were also found next to some victims.<ref name="victims"/> Simons relationship with his older brother seems to have a major bearing in his criminal activities. Simons alleges that his brother raped and sodomised him as a youngster. He also reports ‘hearing |
Simons raped and sodomised his victims before strangling them. Victims were found face down with their hands tied behind their back in shallow sandy graves. The victims underwear was occasionally found around their necks, presumably used as a garrote. Hand written notes were also found next to some victims.<ref name="victims"/> Simons relationship with his older step-brother seems to have a major bearing in his criminal activities. Simons alleges that his older step-brother raped and sodomised him as a youngster. He also reports ‘hearing voices‘ from his brother instructing him to kill. Simons brother, an alcoholic [[rastafari movement|rastafarian]] was murdered in 1991.
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Simons appeared before magistrates in 1995 on one charge of murder and kidnap. His trial lasted three months leading to a conviction and life sentence. He is currently serving his sentence in Drakenstein Maximum Correctional Facilty, [[Paarl]]. Simons appealed his conviction in 1998, but his conviction was upheld. |
Simons appeared before magistrates in 1995 on one charge of murder and kidnap. His trial lasted three months leading to a conviction and life sentence. He is currently serving his sentence in Drakenstein Maximum Correctional Facilty, [[Paarl]]. Simons appealed his conviction in 1998, but his conviction was upheld. |
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Revision as of 18:36, 10 April 2010
Norman Simons | |
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| Born | Norman Avzal Simons |
| Other names | The Station Strangler |
| Criminal penalty | Life imprisonment (25 years for murder, 10 years for kidnap) |
| Details | |
| Victims | 22 |
Span of crimes | 1986–1994 |
| Country | South Africa |
Date apprehended | 1994 |
Norman Avzal Simons is a South African rapist and serial killer who was convicted in 1995 on one count of murder and one count of kidnapping Elroy van Rooy, Age 10. He was sentenced to 35 years (25 for murder and 10 for kidnap) in prison.[1]
Simons was a well educated individual capable of speaking 7 languages including English, Afrikaans, Xhosa and French.[2]He was employed as a Grade 5 teacher at Alpine Primary School in East Ridge, Mitchell’s Plain. Simons’s victims were all young boys aged between 9 and 13.[3] Simons and his victims were all mixed race from the Cape Malays community.
Simons is believed to have started his sporadic series of murders in October 1986 culminating in his arrest eight years later in 1994. He collected his moniker after it became apparent that most of his victims were lured away from train stations. (Similar modus operandi to Andrei Chikatilo.
Simons raped and sodomised his victims before strangling them. Victims were found face down with their hands tied behind their back in shallow sandy graves. The victims underwear was occasionally found around their necks, presumably used as a garrote. Hand written notes were also found next to some victims.[3] Simons relationship with his older step-brother seems to have a major bearing in his criminal activities. Simons alleges that his older step-brother raped and sodomised him as a youngster. He also reports ‘hearing voices‘ from his brother instructing him to kill. Simons brother, an alcoholic rastafarian was murdered in 1991.
Simons appeared before magistrates in 1995 on one charge of murder and kidnap. His trial lasted three months leading to a conviction and life sentence. He is currently serving his sentence in Drakenstein Maximum Correctional Facilty, Paarl. Simons appealed his conviction in 1998, but his conviction was upheld. In 2005, an inquest was opened into the deaths of the remaining victims. After three years of further analysis, the victims parents came no closer to an answer. On the 9th of December 2008, Regional Magistrate Marelize Rolle stated that she believed prima facie evidence showed Simons was probably responsible for the deaths of at least 6 of the other victims. However, due to the time lapse, she ruled out further prosecutions in the case.[4]