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January 6 2011 at 12:03pm

Shocking !!

http://www.iol.co.za/sport/cricket/world/official-shot-outside-newlands-1.1008742

A prominent cricket official was shot dead outside Sahara Park Newlands on Wednesday, the Western Province Cricket Association (WPCA) said on Thursday.

The details surrounding the incident, which took place during a Test match between South Africa and India, were not clear, said the association's CEO Andre Odendaal.

Luke Fairweather, an official of Alma Marist CC, who managed a Western Province underage team, had been a guest in the President's Suite at Sahara Park.

“This news defies belief and the cricket fraternity is in deep shock,” WPCA president Mohamed Ebrahim said.

The organisation sent its condolences to the family.

Flags at the stadium will be flown at half-mast in memory of Fairweather during the final day's play.

Western Cape police spokesperson were not immediately available for comment. - Sapa
 
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marine1 said:
January 6 2011 at 12:03pm

Shocking !!

A prominent cricket official was shot dead outside Sahara Park Newlands on Wednesday, the Western Province Cricket Association (WPCA) said on Thursday.

The details surrounding the incident, which took place during a Test match between South Africa and India, were not clear, said the association's CEO Andre Odendaal.

Luke Fairweather, an official of Alma Marist CC, who managed a Western Province underage team, had been a guest in the President's Suite at Sahara Park.

“This news defies belief and the cricket fraternity is in deep shock,” WPCA president Mohamed Ebrahim said.

The organisation sent its condolences to the family.

Flags at the stadium will be flown at half-mast in memory of Fairweather during the final day's play.

Western Cape police spokesperson were not immediately available for comment. - Sapa
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Link?
 
Wonder what happened here... I'm sure there must be a story / reason behind why this was done... Yes it's a bad thing, but if you understand what I'm getting at, I wonder what dark secrets this guy was hiding.
 
gdiza said:
Wonder what happened here... I'm sure there must be a story / reason behind why this was done... Yes it's a bad thing, but if you understand what I'm getting at, I wonder what dark secrets this guy was hiding.
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They probably wanted his shoes
 
Radio news say he died after an altercation with a traffic officer who himself is in hospital from the fracas. Sounds like he had been stopped over a traffic offense.
 
Only a pad-vark would shoot you over something like being parked on a red line.

W@nkers, the lot of them.
 
Budza said:
Only a pad-vark would shoot you over something like being parked on a red line.

W@nkers, the lot of them.
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Ye he saw the traffic offence and started shooting, you've nailed it! :p I must say starting a physical fight with an officer over a traffic fine is also incredibly stupid.

Apparently they had a scuffle that left the traffic officer in hospital. Not very clever to start fighting with an armed officer that badly. I wouldn't be surprised if the officer was being a ****er though, these things always escalate so easily.

He's been charged with murder. http://ewn.co.za/articleprog.aspx?id=56427
 
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Radio news say he died after an altercation with a traffic officer who himself is in hospital from the fracas. Sounds like he had been stopped over a traffic offense.
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Weird how the story is so completely different from the original story.
 
Alestorm said:
The original story had no details, I suppose you assume it's criminals. Unbelievable that an argument about a traffic fine has to end in fighting and murder. I'd blame both sides unless there is any real evidence.
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Seems like it must have been one big fight. Officer is recovering in hospital. Surely there must have been witnesses?
 
genetic said:
Seems like it must have been one big fight. Officer is recovering in hospital. Surely there must have been witnesses?
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From today's papers....

“He started to push the traffic officer around and assaulted him. He smashed the traffic officer’s head into the parked vehicle. The traffic officer warned him to stop. In between the fighting (Fairweather) was shot at several times,”

Don't know about the rest of you , but if someone was smashing my head into something, i'd probably shoot him as well...

http://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-courts/official-s-death-defies-belief-1.1009039
 
Here is an update

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News of cricket official Luke Fairweather’s fatal shooting has sent shock waves through the cricket community.

Fairweather, 49, an ex-Western Province cricketer from Mowbray, died in hospital two days ago.

A City of Cape Town traffic officer allegedly shot Fairweather during a scuffle over parking.

The 50-year-old traffic officer, who was arrested on a murder charge, sustained numerous injuries during the incident.

The Western Province Cricket Association’s (WPCA) chief executive officer, Andre Odendaal, said in memory of Fairweather flags were flown at half-mast at Newlands during yesterday’s final day of the third Test between South Africa and India.

Fairweather, an official of Alma Marist Cricket Club who managed a Western Province under-age team last month, had been a guest in the President’s Suite at Newlands on Wednesday before being shot.

“This news defies belief and the cricket fraternity is in deep shock,” WPCA president Mohamed Ebrahim said.

Yesterday, condolences were posted on Fairweather’s Facebook wall. “Luke, we will miss you, my friend, a legend at Rondebosch Boys High,” Johann Buitendag wrote.

Fairweather’s Facebook account said he was self-employed and dealt with the design and manufacture of wooden furniture.

In the section on political views, it said: “Ultra Rightwing Conservative”.

And under his “bio” it said: “Politically, offensively conservative and care more for animals than I do for the self-inflicted suffering of the indiscriminately fornicating black masses. I believe in the death penalty and a birth control pill that lasts for 10 years.”

His Facebook information said he was expelled from Rondebosch Boys’ High in 1978 and matriculated from Abbotts College.

Police spokesman for the Claremont cluster, Lyndon Sisam, said that, now that Fairweather had died, the traffic officer involved in the shooting faced a murder charge.

He said the incident happened at the corner of Campground and Mariendahl roads, an area which had been closed off to most vehicles.

“The traffic officer approached a motorist parking and told her she was not allowed to park there. They started arguing. The woman’s son (Fairweather) then got involved and also started arguing with the traffic officer.

“He started to push the traffic officer around and assaulted him. He smashed the traffic officer’s head into the parked vehicle. The traffic officer warned him to stop. In between the fighting (Fairweather) was shot at several times,” Sisam said.

He said Fairweather had a wound to his stomach, and both he and the injured traffic officer were rushed to hospital.

Fairweather’s mother had apparently been picking him and a friend up at the cricket ground.

On Fairweather’s Facebook wall, Chery Koekemoer said Fairweather had been at the cricket with a friend who had difficulty walking.

“His mother collected them after the game and parked in the disabled parking. The traffic officer issued her with a fine. Luke objected, and an altercation ensued. He was shot by the officer in the stomach and bled to death.”
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Main issue here is He assaulted a a traffic police officer and the officer defended himself. what he should have done was take the fine and go to court but his Facebook account as quoted above says alot.
 
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