‘Missing’ mother of three passes away in car crash
When 30-year-old Wittstock didn’t arrive at work on Friday morning, her family became concerned. She was subsequently reported missing at the Garsfontein police station.
While searching desperately for their loved one, the family of June Elizabeth Wittstock learned their beloved daughter, sister and mother of three had passed away in a collision with a truck on the N4 west near the Brits tollgate on Thursday 4 March.
When 30-year-old Wittstock didn’t arrive at work last Friday morning, her family became concerned.
She was subsequently reported missing at the Garsfontein police station.
Specialised Security Services investigator Mike Bolhuis and his team were approached to help search for Wittstock.
“We were informed by the family that Wittstock attended a braai in Magalieskruin. We suspect a fight broke out at the gathering and she left in her car.
“Her car’s Tracker signal shows how her car stopped twice in Dr Swanepoel Drive in Magalieskruin. The last Tracker signal received was just before the Brits tollgate.
“She was without her phone as she left it at the social gathering she attended earlier in the evening,” Bolhuis said.
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Wittstock’s sister, Aneen Venter, announced over the weekend that one of the investigators had in fact located her sister and that she tragically passed away in an accident.
“Through the efforts of the private investigators we were able to locate my sister’s body at the Brits forensic mortuary.
“We are very disappointed in the police for not informing us about my sister’s accident and subsequent death. For two days we were not aware of her passing and thought she was just missing,” Venter told Rekord.
The circumstances around Wittstock’s death remains unclear, as no one has been able to provide the family with answers on exactly what happened.
“All we know is she was involved in a head-on collision with a truck at around 22:30 on Thursday evening. We know the truck driver sustained no injuries. She was declared dead on the scene.
“We know that it happened close to the Brits tollgate, and we know the road is bad at night. But how is it possible not to notify the family?” Venter explained.
Venter told Rekord the family is grieving and that the facts surrounding her sister’s passing still feels surreal.
Wittstock worked at the Pretoria East hospital and was a mother of three young children aged 10, 7 and 5.
“They have a long road of recovery ahead of them, I feel extremely sad for her young kids,” Venter said.
“The memorial service for my sister June Wittstock will be taking place at Lewende Woord Brummeria on 13 March at 11:00.”
Rekord contacted various police stations including North West SAPS, Atteridgeville, Pretoria North police station and the provincial SAPS for comment. However, none of the police stations were aware of this accident.
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