Klerksdorp Assault Victim’s Attempted Murder Case Escalates After Accused Got R2 000 Bail

• The victim of a vicious attack in Klerksdorp's health condition has only gone from bad to worse after hospitalisation
• A 32-year-old man was the target of an attacker who cornered him in a parking lot and caused severe physical damage
• The latest development in the man's case comes after his alleged assailant appeared before a North West court and was released on bail

KLERKSDORP- A man was violently attacked while out and about in Klerksdorp. The crime was caught on camera and will now be evidence after the latest major change in the case.

The man suffered multiple injuries and was hospitalised. Sadly, health workers' efforts were in vain.

Klerksdorp man assault case escalates

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A man was physically attacked while in a parking lot in Klerksdorp. 32-year-old Hilton Pretorius was initially hospitalised, and News24 recently reported that he passed away.

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According to the publication, Wernich Botha, a 33-year-old man, was charged for the initial attack. The police arrested a man with attempted murder, but he got released on R2 000 bail.

The North West police spokesperson, Colonel Adéle Myburgh, confirmed that the man will now be charged with murder.

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Briefly News previously reported that A Katlehong man has died in the presence of the Moja LOVE's Sizokthola crew. He was being interrogated after the crew received a tip-off of him dealing drugs.

The City Press reported that the man identified as Robert 'Kicks' Varie died on Wednesday, 19 July, in his residence while shooting an episode of a popular drug bust show, Sizokthola on Moja Love, TimesLive said.

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Source: Briefly News