A robber without saying a word pulled the trigger and shot the father of two teenage boys.
Willem Botha (42) and his wife, Cheryl (43), and their two sons, Shane (15) and Dylan (13), was fast asleep last Sunday night when the man, who they suspect was not alone, entered the garage of their townhouse in Honeydew around 03:30.
“He first went to my oldest son’s room. He turned on the light, cocked the gun and said, Shhhh.”
Shane held his dog in his arms and nodded.
The man moved on to their youngest son’s room and turned on the light. When Dylan did not wake up, he moved on to Willem and Cheryl’s room.
“He turned on the light and Willem woke up and screamed – then the guy fired,” says Cheryl.
“He (the suspect) never said a word.”
Botha was shot in the stomach and internal bleeding led to his death.
“I woke up and saw him shoot Willem. We were only three weeks there,” Cheryl said.
According to Cheryl the man only fled with two cellphones, her handbag and an iPad.
Botha was an action-cricket coach and a salesman at Kia in Fourways.
The past week they were staying with friends. She says that there are ups and downs and that she was close to breaking point after the incident. They were together for 23 years and married for 17 years.
“He was the children’s hero”.
Karen Jacobs a police spokeswoman from Honeydew, said police were investigating a case of murder and armed robbery.
Jacobs said there was an increase in armed robberies at townhouses in the Honeydew area.
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