A 71-year-old man has been brutally murdered in his Waterkloof home.
Chris Johannes Orban, a well-known figure in the real estate field was assaulted in his home in Banket Road in Waterkloof on Saturday afternoon, said Brooklyn police spokeswoman Captain Colette Weilbach.
A handyman found him, brutally beaten but alive.
“A 30-year-old handyman discovered his elderly employer around 15:15 with head injuries inside the house in Banket Road,” said Weilbach.
“The man noticed that his employer’s light green Hyundai Tucson, a mountain bicycle and a plasma television were missing. There was no forced entry to the house.”
Weilbach said the injured man was taken to hospital, but succumbed to his injuries on Sunday.
“According to information, the old man brought a homeless man to his house earlier on Saturday,” said Weilbach.
His niece, Liz Diederichs has said that under the circumstances the family is holding up well. “The family is doing well despite what happened. We are all busy with his funeral arrangements, which is scheduled to be held next Monday.”
Orban was not married, but he had a 13-year-old adopted son.
Anyone with information on the matter could call investigating officer Warrant Officer Frank Radue at the Brooklyn police station at 012-366-1764 or the Crime Stop number at 08600-10111.
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