Charlize Theron grew up on her parents' farm in Benoni, near Johannesburg, South Africa. Her name is of French origin and is written as Théron. Her father, Charles, and mother, Gerda, did not love each other, and he was an alcoholic.
In 1991, Charlize was 15 years old.
On June 21, 1991, Charlize's uncle and father returned to the farm in a drunken state. Her father threatened to kill Charlize and her mother.
I'm going to kill both of them tonight.
He then actually attacks and shoots his mother. Theron's mother retrieves her personal gun and shoots him. He dies, and his brother is injured. The mother's actions were ruled self-defense, and she was not charged with any crime.