Eugene de Kock hospitalised for possible heart failure

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Nokukhanya Mntambo

14 October 2025 | 12:39

De Kock’s ill health was confirmed during court proceedings today (Tuesday) on day two of the Cradock four inquest before the Gqebherha High Court.

Eugene de Kock hospitalised for possible heart failure

Eugene de Kock, a former Vlakplaas commander, speaks to the judge at a Truth and Reconcilation commision on 24 May 1999 in Pretoria. De Kock, the apartheid regime's top assassin, is asking the commision for amnesty for over 100 incidents of torture, murder and fraud. Picture: AFP

Former Vlakplaas commander and notorious apartheid assassin Eugene de Kock has been hospitalised for possible heart failure.

De Kock’s ill health was confirmed during court proceedings today (Tuesday) on day two of the Cradock four inquest before the Gqebherha High Court.

The inquest was set up to establish if the apartheid security branch police, or any other persons, can be held liable for the deaths of some anti-apartheid activists.

However, his legal team told Judge Thami Beshe, who is presiding over the inquest, that his health deteriorated on Friday before he was admitted to a health facility.

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