Wednesday, December 11
4KG3TXH SA JPG

Kiwi man killed in South African robbery – reports


Police spokesman Malcolm Pojie confirmed to the Daily Voice the man was 49-years-old and died around 1.30pm on Friday on Mostert Street in Monte Vista.

The man is reported to have died on Mostert Street in Monte Vista, South Africa.
Photo: Supplied / Google Maps

A Kiwi man has reportedly been killed following a robbery in South Africa, media are reporting.

According to local news media Daily Voice, the man was trying to stop a robbery in Monte Vista and shot dead.

Police spokesman Malcolm Pojie confirmed to the Daily Voice the man was 49-years-old and died around 1.30pm on Friday on Mostert Street in Monte Vista.

“We have reason to believe that it was a bank-following-robbery as the motive, even though the suspects fled the scene without any loot,” the outlet reported Pojie as saying.

“The vehicles of the suspects were traced and recovered in a parking lot in Parow.”

Daily Voice reported the dead man’s parents were the intended victims of the robbery – having returned from shopping mall N1 City with a large amount of money and followed by the offenders.

A local resident told the media outlet the offenders shot the man after he threw a large sledgehammer at their vehicle.

A spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade said consular officials were “providing advice to the family of a New Zealander who died in South Africa”.

“For privacy reasons, no further information will be provided.”



Source link