THE MURDER THAT STILL HAUNTS CHARLIZE THERON

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Oscar-winning “Monster” star Charlize Theron never talks publicly about the night her mother killed her father. BUT police reports spell out the nightmare.

Charlize was 15 and living in Benoni, South Africa, with mom Gerda and dad Charles, an abusive alcoholic. He came home one night and started hammering on the door of the family farm.

“I told my mom that it was my dad,” Charlize told police.

“My father said he would shoot us both dead with his shotgun. My mom said she was afraid he would kill us. The next moment, I heard a number of shots.

"Then I heard her screaming…When I went into the passage, my mom was sitting in a corner of the bedroom. My mother wept and said, ‘Charlize, I’ve shot him.’

"Then I saw the body of my father.”

The shooting was ruled justifiable and Gerda, who now lives in Hollywood, close to her daughter, was never prosecuted.