Jaco Basson: Former Pretoria Rugby Club chairperson shot dead
Former Pretoria Rugby Club chairperson Jaco Basson was reportedly shot and killed during an ‘ambush’ on Sunday.
According to News24, Pretoria Rugby club’s former chairperson, Jaco Basson, had travelled to Modise Stand on Sunday to view a bakkie that was “for sale” and had apparently been advertised on Facebook Marketplace.
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Instead, a tragic fate awaited Basson as unknown assailants shot and killed him as they allegedly searched his vehicle for money and any other possessions.
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“This was murder by appointment. It seems the intention was to rob. But why shoot Jaco? There is no way he could have resisted or tried to reverse and drive off. He was not mobile. He suffered a severe injury in his left arm during Covid-19,” said Pretoria Rugby Club president Neels van Heerden.
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The president of the Blue Bulls Rugby Union, Willem Strauss, described the incident as an “ambush”.
Police are said to be investigating it as a murder case and the circumstances surrounding his death.
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