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Paedophile Gert van Rooyen and his mistress, Joey Haarhoff, commit suicide in Pretoria while being pursued by the police.
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- 30 Sep 2019
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- 01Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, January 16). Paedophile Gert van Rooyen and his mistress, Joey Haarhoff, commit suicide in Pretoria while being pursued by the police.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0072434
South African History Online (2012) 'Paedophile Gert van Rooyen and his mistress, Joey Haarhoff, commit suicide in Pretoria while being pursued by the police.', South African History Online, 16 January. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0072434 (Accessed: 9 November 2026).
South African History Online, Paedophile Gert van Rooyen and his mistress, Joey Haarhoff, commit suicide in Pretoria while being pursued by the police. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0072434, (accessed 9 November 2026).
"Paedophile Gert van Rooyen and his mistress, Joey Haarhoff, commit suicide in Pretoria while being pursued by the police.." South African History Online, 16 Jan. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0072434. Accessed 9 Nov. 2026.
South African History Online. "Paedophile Gert van Rooyen and his mistress, Joey Haarhoff, commit suicide in Pretoria while being pursued by the police.." South African History Online. January 16, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0072434.
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