Son died saving dad

[Fudzy]

The real question is why do you even have to?
Why do people have to live in a country where your life and your family's life is at risk every moment.
Why do you have to prepare your mindset to react when something happens.
My heart goes out to this kids family and this tragic tragic event.

I am thankful that I can live life in a country far far away from South Africa where my biggest fear is not criminals, but rather how unhealthy i am eating.

And sword wielders.

 

[Mephisto_Helix]

The real question is why do you even have to?
Why do people have to live in a country where your life and your family's life is at risk every moment.
Why do you have to prepare your mindset to react when something happens.
My heart goes out to this kids family and this tragic tragic event.

I am thankful that I can live life in a country far far away from South Africa where my biggest fear is not criminals, but rather how unhealthy i am eating.

I hear you man ....... I'm on my way out too.

 

[dzeeman]

It does make you feel a bit helpless. Do you just hand over your belongings every month to someone with a gun?

My heart goes out to the family.

 

[SoulTax]

The real question is why do you even have to?
Why do people have to live in a country where your life and your family's life is at risk every moment.
Why do you have to prepare your mindset to react when something happens.
My heart goes out to this kids family and this tragic tragic event.

I am thankful that I can live life in a country far far away from South Africa where my biggest fear is not criminals, but rather how unhealthy i am eating.

Seconded. I just have to switch over to the news section of this site once a month to remind myself of the horrible place that I left behind. Not because I am ever tempted to go back, but because it is easy to get complacent and forget just how good you have it when your windows have no burglar bars and your house has no wall separating it from the street. Yet you feel infinitely safer.

But as for the OP story. Such sad news. I wish that there wasn't so much hate and savagery in South Africa. Maybe then this type of thing wouldn't happen on an hourly basis.

 

[schumi]

Family gets justice for son’s brutal murder

Durban - “I will never move on. There are so many things that remind me of my child.”

Those were the words of Stephen Coetzee sr on Friday at the Durban High Court after his son’s killers were sentenced to life behind bars.

The three accused Nkululeko Mkhize, Nhlakanipho Anele Sikhonde and Mxolisi Zwane were found guilty on Thursday of the murder of Stephen Coetzee jr, 22, as well as robbery with aggravating circumstances.

During sentencing proceedings on Friday, Acting Judge Madlala Xolo handed down life sentences, as well as 15 years for robbery with aggravating circumstances to all three accused.

Speaking outside the court, surrounded by family and friends, the eManzimtoti father recalled how his son threw himself in front of the bullet meant for him.

His head bowed with a pain clearly too great to bear, Coetzee said, “My son jumped in front of me and it was just a split second. I saw his face contort and then he fell.”

The tragic events unfolded on an early autumn evening in May 2012, when four heavily armed assailants entered the Coetzees’ property and tried to steal their car.

More at:http://www.iol.co.za/ios/news/family-gets-justice-for-sons-brutal-murder-2010484