UPDATE: August 3
THE murdered man has been identified as Johannes Petrus Kleynhans (71).
ORIGINAL STORY: July 31
A HEROIC husband was killed while attempting to protect his wife during a robbery at their Marianne Drive, Hibberdene home early last night.
“Three men threw a piece of wood through a window and then entered the house while the man (65) and his wife were watching television,” said police spokesman, Lieutenant-Colonel Zandra Wiid.
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“The man fought the intruders in a valiant effort to keep them away from his wife. He was stabbed and died at the scene. His wife was also seriously wounded and was taken to hospital.”
The men fled, taking a television and cellphones.
No arrests have been made.
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