full_name: Phoenix Quin
firstname: Phoenix
description: She survived an attack on 19 December 1985 in Maseru, Lesotho by Vlakplaas operatives in which both her parents were shot dead. Nine people were killed in the raid, three of whom were citizens of Lesotho. After the attack, the infant Phoenix was abandoned in the house with her dead parents for several hours. Five members of the Security Branch were granted amnesty for the killing of her parents while two, including the then Deputy Chief of the Security Police, were refused amnesty (AC/2001/231 and AC/2001/279). 