Tygerburger, South Africa. A Welgemoed man -- a white faithhealer -- was forced to shoot dead an armed black male who had kicked in the door to his daughter's bedroom and was holding a gun to her head. The armed 'burglar' was shot dead when the dad realized that his security company was not responding to his emergency alarms - they showed up only four hours later. The family is devastated by the traumatic experience during which they survived the attack by two black gunmen. The identity of the dead burglar is unknown. The family also is too terrified to be identified in the news media, but the father is a well-known white faith-healer in the community.
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http://www.tygerburger.co.za/228866/news-details/dad-who-killed-burglar-sounded-alarm-twice
The Welgemoed dad who shot and killed a burglar on Saturday to protect his 17-year-old daughter sounded the alarm to his security company twice during the incident, with no response.
The father shot one of two black gunmen who had kicked down his 17-year-old daughter's bedroom door and was holding a gun to her head. One died at the scene, the second man escaped.
He told TygerBurger on Monday they pushed their panic button twice during the incident which occurred at around 18:30 on Saturday afternoon, but a patrolman from their security company only arrived about four hours later.
“ADT was nowhere to be found when we needed them most,” the man, whose identity is withheld, said.
“The alarm definitely went off. There’s no way it could not have been connected to their system, but ADT never pitched. They sent a guy only after 22:00 that evening, when police were still on the scene,” he said.
The man lauded police for their swift reaction.
“The police arrived here right afterwards and stayed until almost 03:30. They had a counsellor, were sensitive, gentle, efficient. My family and I are deeply grateful for what they did,” the man said.
Bellville police Captain Fienie Nimb told TygerBurger the man and his wife were asleep when they heard a loud clanging sound.
The home’s bedrooms are at the end of a long hallway, with the couple’s bedroom facing their daughter’s.
“One of the suspects was already halfway up the corridor when the father went into his room to fetch his (legally-registered) gun.
His daughter had locked her bedroom door. One of the suspects smashed it open and held a gun to her head,” Nimb said
She said the broken door was slightly ajar and the father could see his daughter move to his left, so he shot through the door to the right,” she said.
White spiritual healer called Khanyatongo - shining Spirit:
The father, a white spiritual healer also known as Khanyatongo (“Shining Spirit”), said he was still seething about the incident.
“I am so angry. But I need to deal with this. I need to deal with it so I can find compassion in my heart for the man who lost his life.”
Neighbours Nicolene and Johan Niemand said they saw two men walking past the house just before 17:00. They told TygerBurger they spotted a white or grey VW Amarok bakkie that seemed out of place.
“My dad-in-law was standing outside,” Johan said. “He saw two unknown men on the street corner. One was thin and wearing blue clothing and carrying some sort of stick or pipe.
“My wife and I were sleeping when our son came into the room and shouted that the entire road was cordoned off.
“The (other) neighbours said they heard the shots being fired. Afterwards we found out the person who was shot had been wearing the same blue clothing as the person my dad-in-law had seen earlier,” Johan said.
“Where are we safe? What’s happened to our privacy?” said Nicolene.
Rob Dale, Managing Director of ADT Security Western Cape, responded: “We empathise with the family following their experience. No alarm activation signals were received by our monitoring station.
“We have been in contact with our client (the father) and offered to test his security system to ensure all hardware is in proper working condition.”
By Tuesday the majority of comments on TygerBurger’s Facebook page indicated support for the father.
The father said he was unsure of what was to come.
“I don’t know if there will be a court case or what the repercussions are going to be, but that is a problem for the future.”
Nimb confirmed the identity of the dead burglar was still unknown.
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