Businessman's death a mystery
2005-11-25 09:42
Johannesburg - Two people will be questioned about the death of Johannesburg businessman David Rosen, police said on Friday.
Superintendent Chris Wilken said that Rosen laid charges of intimidation and death threats last Thursday against two businessman with whom he was involved in the cage-fighting business.
Hours later Rosen fell to his death from the sixth floor of the Michelangelo Hotel in West Street in Sandton.
"At this point it looks as if a cage-fighting deal went sour. We will approach the two people Rosen laid charges against and take statements from them," Wilken said.
Wilken said the inquest had now changed to a murder investigation.
He said cage fighting with humans was legal unless some one was put into a cage against their will. Cage fighting with animals is illegal.
Rosen's death could spark further fears of gangland-style assassinations to settle scores in the business world and came less than two months after the slaying of controversial mining magnate Brett Kebble, also in Johannesburg.
- SAPA