full_name: De Poutch Elese
firstname: De Poutch
description: An ANC branch chairperson who was repeatedly harassed and raided by police in Crossroads, Cape Town, in 1993. He was an opponent of a local Crossroads leader who was removing people from the area by force. Masked gunmen attacked his home on 19 March 1993 leaving three family members and friends dead and two injured. One perpetrator was later jailed for the attack after being refused amnesty.