David Pratt was initially held under the emergency regulations , declared on 30 March 1960 , nine days after the Sharpeville massacre and shortly after Verwoerd received a death threat with a red note reading , " Today we kill Verwoerd " . Pratt appeared for a preliminary hearing in the Johannesburg Magistrates ' Court on 20 and 21 July 1960 , once it was clear that the attempt was not fatal
Sharpeville massacre
Sharpeville massacre
Hendrik Verwoerd