Gregory Mark Bosch

Greg Bosch (1955 - 2002)

Brief overview:

Greg (46), a nature conservationist and engineer, believed he was doing the right thing when he tried to catch burglars who had been preying on defenceless, elderly residents in his quiet suburb, but he paid for it with his life. His heroic efforts went tragically wrong when he was gunned down while he lay in wait for burglars on Saturday morning. Bosch, who worked for the eThekwini council and was an honorary officer of the Kranskloof Reserve, returned from a conservation function on Friday night with his family and found that his home in Ipivi Road, Kloof, had been burgled and valuable goods stolen.

Ian Patrick, a family friend, said Bosch was fed up at yet another burglary at his home and he and his friend, Mr Joe Swart, armed themselves and went into the nature reserve to look for the burglars. He left his wife Jenny and four children at home. The men found a television set, video machine and a bicycle, and then searched fruitlessly for the burglars. They suspected the burglars would return, so they waited, but abandoned the wait at 1am and went home. However, Bosch was restless and returned to the reserve alone at 4am. Police spokesperson Danelia Veldhuizen said that on Saturday morning a group of joggers found Bosch's body in the reserve lying beside the television set and video machine.

Police are investigating the burglary and killing, and believe the two crimes are linked. No arrests have been made. 'She never thought he was going to be a victim himself' Bosch family members said burglaries had been plaguing the area and, with the help of residents, Bosch had started an informal neighbourhood watch.

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  • Other than clothing, most of the goods stolen from the Bosch home were recovered in the reserve.
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Additional Biographical Information:

• https://www.gendatabase.com/deceased-record.php?q=2554129&r=GREGORY...

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• Reference: FamilySearch Family Tree - SmartCopy: Sep 1 2023, 17:50:58 UTC