Brett Kebble murdered
2005-09-28 06:19
Johannesburg - Controversial mining magnate and art patron Brett Kebble was
shot dead around 09:00 on Tuesday on his way to a dinner engagement,
his spokesperson David Barritt confirmed early on Wednesday.
Police spokesperson Superintendent Chris Wilken added that Kebble
was shot in Atholl-Oaklands road, on the bridge crossing the M1 to
Pretoria.
"We don't know if he was led into an ambush or if he was
followed," he said.
Shortly after midnight Kebble's body was still inside the car on
the road.
"Police are busy with a forensic investigation outside the
vehicle," Wilken said. "We will be here for some time. We all know
this is going to be a very sensitive case to investigate."
Wilken said Kebble was shot and killed in his luxury vehicle. It
appeared that two shots had been fired at the car.
"It is difficult to say how many hit him. We can only remove his
body once the investigation is complete."
He said the post-mortem would determine how many bullets had hit
Kebble.
"The motive is unknown, but there has been nothing stolen as far
as we can ascertain. We have opened a murder docket. The serious
violent crime unit has taken over. They are investigating a murder
case."
Barritt said earlier that several shots were fired at Kebble's
car.
"Mr Kebble died on the scene," Barritt said. "Apparently he
drove some way before he lost control of the vehicle."
Kebble's father, Roger, was contacted and told Sapa: "I am in
Paris. I don't know what happened. I am getting phone calls from
everyone. You can find out from other people. Leave me alone now
for a while, please."
No further details were available.
- SAPA