News24 | Security guard shot dead in botched robbery at Westonaria construction site

Aphelele Mbokotho

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The Simunye Secondary School construction site in Westonaria where a security guard was killed and another injured during a robbery. (Supplied/Ali Tshifura)

A security guard has been killed while another was seriously injured following a robbery at a construction site at the Simunye Secondary School in Westonaria on Thursday.

A group of men in a quantum vehicle allegedly entered the construction site to steal items.

EPR Security company general manager Johan Krogh said: “We got a panic signal at 22:50 from the roaming guards; they were overwhelmed by 10 unknown suspects and were shot at.”

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