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Daisy de Melker (1993)

1993-04-01 · EN
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The infamous poisoner, Daisy Louisa de Melker (née Hancorn-Smith) was born on 1 July 1886 near Grahamstown. Daisy was charged with the murder of her two previous husbands and her son. Her trial began in October 1932 before Judge Greenberg in Johannesburg. Daisy was not found guilty of the murder of her two previous husbands, but she was found guilty of the murder of her son. On 30 December 1932, Daisy was hanged in Pretoria Central Prison, without ever pleading guilty or showing any remorse. Daisy was the second woman in South Africa to be hanged.

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George GoldsmithWriterAnnie BassonDirector

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Susan CoetzerSusan CoetzerDaisy de MelkerGraham ArmitageGraham ArmitageJustice Leo GreenbergCharlotte ButlerCharlotte ButlerFannyGraham HopkinsGraham HopkinsCC JarvisDanny KeoghDanny KeoghAlfred CowleNeil McCarthyNeil McCarthyBert FullerIan RobertsIan RobertsSid de MelkerRon SmerczakRon SmerczakRobert SproatSean TaylorSean TaylorWilliam SproatPaul BuckbyPaul BuckbyIssy MaiselsCole CameronCole CameronRobert Hancorn-SmithDavid ClatworthyDavid ClatworthyDr Pearlman

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Genre affinityDramaDialogue densityDramaDirector preference3158591Actor preference956105 · 198564 · 157299Country preferenceZaDecade preference1990

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The infamous poisoner, Daisy Louisa de Melker (née Hancorn-Smith) was born on 1 July 1886 near Grahamstown. Daisy was charged with the murder of her two previous husbands and her son. Her trial began in October 1932 before Judge Greenberg in Johannesburg. Daisy was not found guilty of the murder of her two previous husbands, but she was found guilty of the murder of her son. On 30 December 1932, Daisy was hanged in Pretoria Central Prison, without ever pleading guilty or showing any remorse. Daisy was the second woman in South Africa to be hanged.