ALBERTON – Five of the Spur six, accused of the murder of Bradley de Preez (20) at the Spur, Lemon Tree on Sunday evening, was known to Bradley and his family.
A family member of Bradley made contact with the RECORD stating that the five, known to the family, have not only been told by Bradley’s father that they are not welcome in their home, but that they also have prior convictions.
A daily newspaper reports that the incident was sparked by an argument between Bradley and the six while they where all in the smokers’ section. There were no Spur staff in that section at that moment so nobody knows what has been said.
The paper further reports that they had access to footage, where it can be seen how one of the accused threw a bone from his plate at Bradley and that sparked a squabble. Bradley was then asked to leave the restaurant, and at that stage he threw a bottle at the group.Then follows the scenes in which the six tackled Bradley and beat him and the Spur manager and his waiters trying to break up the fight.
When the Spur employees managed to free Bradley from the group of six, they helped him to the restaurant’s front counter. Bradley was still alive at this stage. The doors were then locked by the manager on duty at the Spur for the evening, to stop the six from leaving and the SAPS were notified of the incident.
Paramedics declared Bradley dead on the scene and the police arrested the six.
The wife of the Spur’s owner posted on the RECORD’s Facebook page that claims from Mrs Lopez (the mother of one of the accused), that there is a video which will be viewed on Thursday and the truth be revealed on Friday cannot be true, because she knows for a fact that only the Spur and SAPS have a copy of the footage.
In the report, the Spur manager praised his staff, who tried to defuse the situation, but that there was nothing more they could do. One of the waiters also made a statement that the six were aggressive and also refused to settle their bill.
Certain information supplied by: Die Beeld
