Victoria Cilliers is a skydiver who survived a murder attempt on her in 2015 when both her main and reserve parachutes were interfered with.
Victoria lives in Wiltshire, England, and is a physiotherapist for the Ministry of Defence. [1]
Victoria's ex-husband Emile Cilliers was born in South Africa in 1980 and moved to the UK in the early 2000s. He has two children from a previous marriage. He met Victoria in 2009, and they have two children. Their relationship deteriorated before his 2015 attempt on her life. [1]
She became a successful parachutist and instructor, with 2,654 jumps. [2]
During a parachute jump on Easter Sunday 2015, both her standard and reserve parachutes failed to open. She fell 4,000 ft to the ground. She survived the fall despite life-threatening injuries [1] because she landed on a soft, newly ploughed field. [2] It was the second attempt on her life in less than a week [2]
Emile Cilliers was convicted of her attempted murder in May 2018 [3] [4] after a previous trial failed to reach a verdict. [5] He was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 18 years. [1] He was also convicted of tampering with a gas valve at their home. [4]
Victoria Cilliers is a skydiver who survived a murder attempt on her in 2015 when both her main and reserve parachutes were interfered with.
Victoria lives in Wiltshire, England, and is a physiotherapist for the Ministry of Defence. [1]
Victoria's ex-husband Emile Cilliers was born in South Africa in 1980 and moved to the UK in the early 2000s. He has two children from a previous marriage. He met Victoria in 2009, and they have two children. Their relationship deteriorated before his 2015 attempt on her life. [1]
She became a successful parachutist and instructor, with 2,654 jumps. [2]
During a parachute jump on Easter Sunday 2015, both her standard and reserve parachutes failed to open. She fell 4,000 ft to the ground. She survived the fall despite life-threatening injuries [1] because she landed on a soft, newly ploughed field. [2] It was the second attempt on her life in less than a week [2]
Emile Cilliers was convicted of her attempted murder in May 2018 [3] [4] after a previous trial failed to reach a verdict. [5] He was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 18 years. [1] He was also convicted of tampering with a gas valve at their home. [4]