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Then a physical confrontation ensued when Gerrit tried to protect his wife. He was later stabbed and shot.
“We were all shocked and immediately headed home while others tried to call the police and an ambulance. They refused to send an ambulance, they said it was a dangerous area even though it is 2 km from Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport, ”he said. Christiaan.
He had to take his injured brother to the hospital, but said that if an ambulance had been dispatched, the outcome could have been different.
Gerrit succumbed to his injuries after 7 am.
“If they had helped us, perhaps Gerrit would still be alive,” he said in a shaky voice.
Gerrit, 58, was described as a humble, down-to-earth family man who loved children. He leaves his wife and eight-year-old daughter.
“He loved children very much. If there was a child in need, my brother was always there to lend a hand, even in his legal profession. He loved his daughter with everything. The reason you fought them [the intruders] Until the last minute it was to protect her and his wife. That’s why he put up such a big fight, ”he said.
When asked if the wife had been dealing with the attack, Christiaan said no.
“She is deeply traumatized, distraught. She doesn’t think he’s really gone, ”he said.
And also his daughter.
“This morning I had to sit her down and explain to her that Daddy had left to be with Jesus and that she would never see him again … She cried a little, but soon after she was fine. I don’t think she fully understands what is happening, ”he said.
The thieves left with a laptop, the daughter’s tablet, a wedding ring that was taken from his wife’s finger and two cell phones, according to Christiaan.
He said that his brother loved his job and that he always went the extra mile to comply.
“He loved an adventure, a challenge, he was a brilliant lawyer, he never lost a case,” he said.
His colleague and boss witnessed it.
“We are really sad as colleagues, everyone is incredulous. When we heard the news this morning, everyone was crying, ”said Haylett Ciebrits, director of Swanepoel & Partners. Inc in Nelspruit.
Ciebrits said he worked alongside Gerrit for four years.
“He was a humble and reserved man, but everyone in the office knew how much he loved his daughter and wife. In the four years that I worked with him, I never heard anything bad from him, ”he added.
Police spokesman Colonel Donald Mdhluli said a search for suspects had begun.
He said the details of the incident remained vague as the wife was in shock and the police needed to obtain a statement that could shed light on what happened.
The family was not shocked by the lack of arrests so far.
“He will never bring Gerrit back, but in the bottom of our hearts, we want justice even if it is not for us, but for these people to be taken off the streets so that this does not happen to anyone again, that is our wish . “Added Stander.
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