Jerry Richardson (South Africa)

Jerry Vusimuzi Richardson (May 1949 - April 2009) was an anti-apartheid South African activist and murderer convicted of killing Stompie Seipei. He was the "coach" of the Mandela United Football Club, a soccer team allegedly founded by Winnie Madikizela-Mandela in 1986 and whose members protected her house and engaged in vigilantism, and murdered suspected police informants in the anti-apartheid cycles of the African National Congress (ANC) and its military wing uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) in Soweto.

Jerry Richardson
Born
Jerry Vusumuzi Richardson

May 1949
Died
April 2009
NationalitySouth African
Known for
Political partyAfrican National Congress (ANC)
MovementuMkhonto we Sizwe (MK), United Democratic Front (UDF)
Criminal statusDied in prison
Criminal chargeAssault and murder
PenaltyDeath sentence commuted to Life imprisonment (sentenced in 1990)
Capture status
Arrested
AccompliceWinnie Mandela
Details
Victims
  • Stompie Seipei (convicted)
  • Kuki 'Quqi' Zwane
  • Anthony Tshabalala
  • Lolo Sono
CountrySouth Africa
LocationJohannesburg
Imprisoned atLeeuwkop prison
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