Hein de Jager

Hein de Jager (1978 - 2008)

Brief overview:

Hein (29), a Pretoria businessman was shot in the chest, at point blank range, during an armed robbery at Dreyers Moot Building Materials in Akasia, Pretoria on 13th March 2008. By the time the paramedics arrived Hein had already died. He did not resist and was shot while his hands were raised in the air.

Five armed males had entered the shop. Cashier, Hester Potgieter, heard a voice saying, ‘People, we want your money.’ She said that as Hein raised his arms above his head, she heard a shot.

One of the gunmen pushed a gun into Hester's side and told her to open the till and fill up her handbag with the money, which was around R6,000. They then took the keys for the safe and emptied of a further R800.

A shoddy and botched police investigation was to follow.

All five suspects were arrested - Enoch Masipa, Bonginkosi Modawe, Johannes Sebyeng, Lolo Langa and Godfrey Mogashoa. In June 2011, Gauteng high court judge Cynthia Pretorius criticised the poor police investigation into Hein's murder, which resulted in the acquittal of five suspected robbers.

Langa was arrested because he was linked to the murder as he was found in possession of the murder weapon two months after Hein's murder, but police failed to follow up on his explanation that he'd received the weapon from someone else a month earlier. The police had also not held a proper identity parade. Masipa had not been arrested or warned of his rights before he made the pointing-out and the police had deliberately failed to inform Langa's legal representative that he was about to make a confession. Pretorius told the De Jager family she found it upsetting to do what she had to do.

The accused and their families applauded, laughed and hugged each other after they were acquitted.

Hein's father Cor blamed the police and the prosecutor. However, he said it would serve no purpose to institute a private prosecution against the men.

Brief Biography:

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• https://web.archive.org/web/20130511084136/http://www.iol.co.za/new...
• https://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/the-citizen-kzn/20110512/2...
• http://archive.vn/cJULg
• http://archive.is/qP7nx
• http://archive.is/6RiTD
• https://www.geni.com/documents/view?doc_id=6000000193956830850
• Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Apr 22 2023, 15:18:44 UTC