Who killed Bossie Barnard in Rustenburg? Platinum News

Who killed Bossie Barnard in Rustenburg? ------ Platinum News: " Rustenburg – On Wednesday morning (17 June 2013) Bossie Barnard died at the age of 42. Bossie’s ordeal started when he was shot in his leg earlier this week during an ATM bombing. In the early hours Tuesday morning (just after 3am) Mr Barnard went down to his local petrol station, the Engen garage in Ridder Street, to buy some snacks (a cold drink, maybe a sweet, maybe just go for a drive). He wasn’t gone for 10 minutes when his employer, Chantél, received a most dreadful call. He simply said; “They shot me,” and added; “I’m on my way!” Minutes later Bossie arrived at her home, with two bullet holes in the side of his white Isuzu Double Cab. He had been shot in the leg. Chantél immediately reacted and applied pressure to the gushing wound until Netcare 911 paramedics arrived. They transported him and his colleague (Lucky), to the Job Shimankana Tabane Hospital. There Barnard told his story; he had gone to the quick shop to buy himself a cold drink when a White BMW suddenly came to a standstill in front of him. He overtook the BMW on its left hand side when he heard the shots going off. Later that morning when Chantél visited Barnard in hospital she found that he was not yet admitted to a ward. She was told that; “no operation is needed” as the bullet splintered. Later that day Chantél tried to visit Barnard again but was refused entrance. She was informed that she must adhere strictly with visiting hours. He had been placed in ward 10. Events leading up to the death of Barnard as portrayed by Chantél: At around 7 ‘o clock the next morning Chantél received another call from Barnard. “They told me I’m being discharged, will you come and pick me up?” Upon arrival Chantél noticed Barnard’s leg was extremely swollen and he was in severe pain. He was discharged with supplies to dress the wound at home and a packet of Panado’s. He was also given a walker (loopring) but could hardly move one foot in front of the other. “He was white around his mouth and persperated severely,” she recalled. She asked for a wheelchair and was told that she could “go and fetch one at the casualty unit,” which she did, while he waited. After she did get hold of a wheelchair one of the visitors at the hospital was kind enough to help her with getting Barnard to and into her car. As he got into the car he told Chantél that he was not feeling well at all. “I am nauseous,” he told Chantél and when she asked if he is OK, he just shook his head.He almost immediately started gasping for air. Chantél closed the door of the vehicle and drove him back to the entrance at the emergency ward, just a few metres away. She immediately ran inside and pleaded with a nursing staff member to help Barnard. “He must come inside,” the lady said. “I told her he could not, he was busy dying,” Chantél told the Platinum Weekly. “She just kept on talking on the phone. I yelled, hoping that one of the other staff members at the unit would help me, but they hardly looked at me. I immediately phoned Lucky to come and help me at the hospital. He immediately rushed over to the hospital. I ran back to Barnard and noticed that he had trouble breathing. His tongue was turning white. I ran back in and again pleaded with the nursing staff to help my dying friend. Again a Good Samaritan, I am not sure if he was a patient himself or if he was waiting for a patient, got up and offered his help. The guy next to him also offered to help. They went with me to the car and helped to get Barnard (a big man) out of the car. Eventually the nursing staff member and a security guard also joined us. She stood there looking at Barnard. Help him! I yelled. ‘I am helping’ she said. ‘You are not, you are just standing there’, I responded. She then told the men (who by then loaded Barnard onto a stretcher) to put him on a bed. The security guard helped the good Samaritans and they pushed Barnard to the Resuscitation area. At that moment Lucky joined me. ------------------------ The curtains were closed behind Barnard. It was the last time I saw him alive,” a visibly traumatised Chantél told the Platinum Weekly. A spokesperson for the Job Shimankana Tabane Hospital revealed the following: “In the ward he was reviewed again by a team of doctors and nurses, again findings were that he did not incur any vascular injury. When he was found to be having no bone or vascular injury, and his vital signs were within normal range he was discharged on 17/07/2013 with supplies to dress the wound at home.” According to police investigations, five African males in a white BMW 7-series were involved in this ATM bombing. It has been a very long time since a civilian was shot during an ATM blast. It seems that ATM bombers are upping their game, to a whole new level of violence. If you have any information that could assist the police in their investigations, please phone SAPS Rustenburg on 014 590 4115. http://www.platinumweekly.co.za/articleA233.html /articleA233.html … pic.twitter.com/JJ6v3NdB84