Mike de Beer

Mike de Beer (1926 - 2014)

Brief overview:

Mike (88), was shot in the face while standing on the other side of a locked security gate to his home in Jacques St, Moreleta Park.

According to his granddaughter, Carlien de Beer, Mike was awakened at about 2.30am on Thursday morning by the sound of their barking dogs. “He went to open the door, but the security gate was still locked. We assume he saw the robbers and shouted at them and that was when the gunshot went off."

It is alleged that the armed men were on their way to enter the main house before De Beer who lives in a smaller bachelor’s unit at the back of the main house, foiled their plan and made alarm.

Carlien said her brother in-law, Danie, who lives in the main house at the front of the property, had also heard the barking dogs and then a “Hey” from her grandfather, followed by a shot.
“Danie shouted to my sister to press the panic button and then ran out. Within minutes, Bull Security was there and ran with Danie to the back of the house. One of the security guards apparently saw a suspect and shot at him and they chased after him. Danie came to my grandparents’ cottage to find my grandfather in a pool of blood and my grandmother sitting next to him in the dark,” said Carlien. She said when her grandmother heard the first shot, she immediately ran to look for her husband and found his lifeless body at the front door to their cottage. “She just sat there and didn’t move until my sister picked her up and took her inside,” she said.

Brief Biography:

• Other Victims/Family
  • Delene de Beer (80), is struggling to face the reality of her husband’s death at the hands of three robbers, at least one of whom was armed.
• Funeral/Memorial
• The Street/Suburb
• The Region (Land disputes, other incidents etc.)
  • According to JP Griesel, an officer of a private security company who was on the scene, these types of incidences are on the increase in Moreleta Park. “We are seeing in an increase in these types of crimes. It is also worrying to know that there are men who are not afraid to shoot. They will take a life.”

Attack Details:

• Date and time of attack
• Weapons
• Items Stolen
• Investigative officer/SAPS Case No:
• Torture, Gratuitous violence
• Indications of Hate Crime? Threats etc.

Perpetrator details:

• Number and Descriptions
• Arrests
• Name/s and age/s of Perpetrator/s
• Country of origin of Perpetrator/s
• Trial/Conviction

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Links to Media articles:

• http://archive.vn/bksZw
• http://archive.vn/8GlWQ