A 45-year-old man was shot multiple times while his son hid in his room at their home in Hazelmere – KZN.
Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) received a call for assistance. On arrival, the Prison Warder’s lifeless body was located in one of the bedrooms. He was shot multiple times.
His 12-year-old son who was in the house at the time of the execution was not injured.
It was established that the minor was in his bedroom when he heard his father scream for a person to identify them-self before a shot was fired. He thereafter heard his dad crying for help before several more shots were fired. The boy hid in his room and made telephone contact with his mother who lives in Umlazi, south of Durban – KZN. She asked him to remain in his room while she made arrangements to be transported to Hazelmere.
Several hours passed and the mother failed to secure transportation. She then contacted a friend of the deceased and informed him that she was unable to acquire transportation to the area. He proceeded to the residence and entered through an unlocked garage door. He discovered the bullet-riddled body of his friend in one of the bedrooms while his son was located hiding in the room.
The motive for the murder has not been established.