They came to fleece him for his gadgets, a cellphone, tablet & TV… his life was a mere hindrance to them. A momentary pause to pull the trigger before grabbing the few gadgets and fleeing. Riaan Barnard (52) of Germiston was shot dead last night Tuesday 14 January, at about 21:00, whilst sitting on his veranda at his house, peacefully smoking a cigarette, which tragically turned out to be his last.
He was surprised by 2 murderers. His mother-in-law told Maroela Media that the only other person in the house was his life partner, Esme Swanepoel (49), who was busy inside the house at the time. According to Esme she just heard Riaan shout “NO” and then she heard the shot.
The 2 killers, black males, then ran into the house where they pointed the gun at Esme, before they fled with the tablet that Riaan had with him, a cellphone and a TV. Esme found Riaan outside with a gunshot wound in the stomach.
He was taken to the Unie hospital in Alberton where he succum
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