Odette Barkhuizen (43) was shot dead on June 11, 2015 at 13:30 in the driveway of her office by hijackers before they fled with her vehicle.
Joel Fernandes, a relative of Barkhuizen, said she stopped and got out of her car in the driveway of a house in Oakdene, Johannesburg, South Africa which is used by her company as an office.
“According to the footage of security cameras, the hijackers were already on the site,” Fernandes said. “They shot her in the head and chest and fled with her car. The car was found abandoned about an hour later near Erongo Avenue.”
No motive – Her old car was “highjacked” but the police confirmed that it was merely abandoned a few streets away.
According to Fernandes, there were two people in the house who heard the shots. It is at this stage unclear whether any personal belongings of Barkhuizen have been stolen.
Santi Steinmann, Netcare 911 spokesperson, confirmed that paramedics were called to the scene, but Barkhuizen was already dead when they arrived.
“She was declared dead at the scene and there was nothing further that the paramedics could do for her,” she said.
Barkhuizen was the owner of a company that repairs and replaces glass. She was married and the mother of two teenage boys, about 15 and 19 years old, Fernandes said.
“It’s not going well with her husband and children. They are receiving counseling, but they aren’t doing well under the circumstances.”
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