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| Man shot dead by SA armed robbers | Man shot dead by SA armed robbers |
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| A man from Cardiff has been shot dead in what is believed to have been a bungled armed robbery during a visit to a dying relative in south Africa. | A man from Cardiff has been shot dead in what is believed to have been a bungled armed robbery during a visit to a dying relative in south Africa. |
| Stephen Peters, 52, and his wife Anne from Canton, Cardiff, had been visiting his sister-in-law, who has cancer. | Stephen Peters, 52, and his wife Anne from Canton, Cardiff, had been visiting his sister-in-law, who has cancer. |
| The couple were with his niece and her nine-month-old baby in her house in Pretoria when three robbers attacked. | The couple were with his niece and her nine-month-old baby in her house in Pretoria when three robbers attacked. |
| Siobhan Forman said her uncle had pleaded with the men not to hurt the family before he was shot in the neck. | Siobhan Forman said her uncle had pleaded with the men not to hurt the family before he was shot in the neck. |
| Mrs Forman, 29, said the men entered the house in the Rietvallei Park area at 0300 BST on Friday. | |
| "They came in through my son's bedroom window, and then to my room," she said. | "They came in through my son's bedroom window, and then to my room," she said. |
| Can you imagine what we are going through? My mother is dying of cancer, my uncle came to visit under these sad circumstances, and now he is murdered Siobhan Forman | Can you imagine what we are going through? My mother is dying of cancer, my uncle came to visit under these sad circumstances, and now he is murdered Siobhan Forman |
| "I woke up and screamed. My uncle came in and pulled me away from them (the robbers)." | "I woke up and screamed. My uncle came in and pulled me away from them (the robbers)." |
| She said the men fetched her baby and one of the three stayed with them, while the other two searched the house. | She said the men fetched her baby and one of the three stayed with them, while the other two searched the house. |
| "My uncle pleaded with them to take what they wanted, but to leave us. They shot him. They kept searching the house after they killed him. | "My uncle pleaded with them to take what they wanted, but to leave us. They shot him. They kept searching the house after they killed him. |
| "They killed a man for nothing. They didn't even take much. He just came to say goodbye," said Mrs Forman. | "They killed a man for nothing. They didn't even take much. He just came to say goodbye," said Mrs Forman. |
| An autopsy is to be carried out on Monday and he family will then arrange to have Mr Peters' body flown home. | An autopsy is to be carried out on Monday and he family will then arrange to have Mr Peters' body flown home. |
| Sad circumstances | Sad circumstances |
| She said the couple arrived a week ago staying with her parents before coming to visit her on Tuesday. | She said the couple arrived a week ago staying with her parents before coming to visit her on Tuesday. |
| "Can you imagine what we are going through? My mother is dying of cancer, my uncle came to visit under these sad circumstances, and now he is murdered. | "Can you imagine what we are going through? My mother is dying of cancer, my uncle came to visit under these sad circumstances, and now he is murdered. |
| "Life is very, very unfair. Why? What for? They could have taken anything, anything. What is this country coming to?," Mrs Forman asked | "Life is very, very unfair. Why? What for? They could have taken anything, anything. What is this country coming to?," Mrs Forman asked |
| Police spokeswoman Aveline Hardaker said one of the three robbers was armed with a gun. | Police spokeswoman Aveline Hardaker said one of the three robbers was armed with a gun. |
| Ms Hardaker said when Mrs Forman screamed, one of the attackers put his finger in her mouth to stop her. | Ms Hardaker said when Mrs Forman screamed, one of the attackers put his finger in her mouth to stop her. |
| "Her uncle, who was visiting from England, entered and pulled her away from the man who tried to keep her quiet. | "Her uncle, who was visiting from England, entered and pulled her away from the man who tried to keep her quiet. |
| "They were told to sit on the bed while the men searched the cupboards and closets," she said. | "They were told to sit on the bed while the men searched the cupboards and closets," she said. |
| Stephen Peters lived in Canton, Cardiff | Stephen Peters lived in Canton, Cardiff |
| The spokeswoman said Mr Peters was given Mrs Forman's baby to hold. | The spokeswoman said Mr Peters was given Mrs Forman's baby to hold. |
| "The robbers repeatedly told them to keep quiet in English and Afrikaans. They demanded the keys to the safe and to the family's black Mercedes Benz. They spoke to each other in their own language," she added. | "The robbers repeatedly told them to keep quiet in English and Afrikaans. They demanded the keys to the safe and to the family's black Mercedes Benz. They spoke to each other in their own language," she added. |
| She said Mr Peters stood up and asked the robbers not to hurt them, and he was then shot in the neck. | She said Mr Peters stood up and asked the robbers not to hurt them, and he was then shot in the neck. |
| The robbers escaped leaving the women tied up with shoe laces and their mouths covered with belts, Ms Hardaker said. | The robbers escaped leaving the women tied up with shoe laces and their mouths covered with belts, Ms Hardaker said. |
| One of the robbers came back as Mrs Forman struggled to untie herself and asked how to put the car in reverse, she said. | One of the robbers came back as Mrs Forman struggled to untie herself and asked how to put the car in reverse, she said. |
| South African police recovered the stolen vehicle and are investigating murder, aggravated robbery and the theft of a motor vehicle. | South African police recovered the stolen vehicle and are investigating murder, aggravated robbery and the theft of a motor vehicle. |
| A Foreign Office spokeswoman said: "We can confirm the death of a British national in Pretoria on 11 September." | A Foreign Office spokeswoman said: "We can confirm the death of a British national in Pretoria on 11 September." |
| The spokeswoman said consular staff in South Africa were providing assistance . | The spokeswoman said consular staff in South Africa were providing assistance . |
| • In January, another Welshman was shot dead in front of his wife and four children during another house robbery in Pretoria . | • In January, another Welshman was shot dead in front of his wife and four children during another house robbery in Pretoria . |
| Fred Picton-Turbervill, a father-of-six, originally from Ewenny, near Bridgend, south Wales, was killed in an attack at Waterkloof Ridge, an eastern suburb. | Fred Picton-Turbervill, a father-of-six, originally from Ewenny, near Bridgend, south Wales, was killed in an attack at Waterkloof Ridge, an eastern suburb. |
| Three men have been remanded in custody charged with his murder. | Three men have been remanded in custody charged with his murder. |