Daisy de Melker
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.
Created by Annie Basson
Cast
Susan Coetzer
Daisy de Melker
4 episodes
Graham Armitage
Justice Leo Greenberg
4 episodes
Charlotte Butler
Fanny
4 episodes
Graham Hopkins
CC Jarvis
4 episodes
Danny Keogh
Alfred Cowle
4 episodes
Ian Roberts
Sid de Melker
4 episodes
Ron Smerczak
Robert Sproat
4 episodes
Sean Taylor
William Sproat
4 episodes
Paul Buckby
Issy Maisels
4 episodes
Martin Le Maitre
John Hancorn-Smith
4 episodes
Tertius Meintjes
Bennett
4 episodes
Emma Jane Mezher
Eileen
4 episodes
Annelize van der Ryst Hattingh
Anna Cilliers
4 episodes
Michael Richard
Harry Morris
4 episodes
Michael Maxwell
Det Wolhuter
3 episodes
Dean Fourie
Rhodes Cecil Cowle
3 episodes
Elize Cawood
Ethel Balderow
3 episodes
Wilson Dunster
Leonard Balderow
3 episodes
Darryl Robertson
Ginger
3 episodes
Clare Stopford
Amy Sproat
3 episodes
David Clatworthy
Dr Pearlman
2 episodes
Neil McCarthy
Bert Fuller
1 episode
Cole Cameron
Robert Hancorn-Smith
1 episode
Vanessa Cooke
Miss Marlowe
1 episode
Seasons
Season 1
1993 · 4 eps
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