The incident occurred at the intersection of Dewald Hattingh and Heidelberg roads at around 4pm.
Lucas Labuschagne was beaten and kicked to death by the occupants of a Mercedes Benz, which was also pulling a trailer.
Labuchagne was driving from the Carnival Mall towards Benoni, with his son, Jan.
Jan told the City Times that the problem started when they overtook a truck carrying scrap metal near the Leachville-Wattville intersection.
“There was a Mercedes Benz coming from behind, pushing everyone out of the way, but it could not pass us, as we were also overtaking, and maybe they thought my father did it deliberately when they did not get the right of way,” he said.
“From there they started harassing us even though we had moved to the left lane, to give them space.”
When both cars stopped for a red traffic light, at Dewald Hattingh, the four occupants of the Mercedes got out of the car and approached the Labuschagnes aggressively.
“The driver and front seat passenger were fighting me, while the two passengers from the back seat assaulted my dad,” said Jan.
Labuschagne senior had just had an operation in the stomach and Jan said the men kicked him fatally, on the operation wound.
He started bleeding, lost lots of blood and then died.
The four men drove away from the scene at a high speed when they noticed that Labuschagne was bleeding.
Jan said they gave the car’s registration number to the Flying Squad members who came to the scene.
Benoni police spokesperson Lieut Nomsa Sekele said the police have opened a murder docket.
Sekele confirmed that one man died when the men confronted each other physically after stopping at a traffic light.
No one has been arrested and the police are investigating.
Labuschagne senior lived in Denys Conradie Home and his son lives in Western Extension.
disgusting sickening I cannot believe this!!!!! Why no arrests yet????
FIND THESE ROAD HOGS PUNISH THEM SEVERELY.THIS IS SO INHUMAN DISGUSTING BEHAVIOUR.
Why has no one been arrested yet when reg was handed to police
RIP Oom Lucas. This is so sad as he was my mothers partner a few years ago, he was harmless, always helped where he can. To be murdered like this, there is no words to describe what must have felt. Wish we can get these BASTARDS before anyone else. They deserve the death penalty.
When will justice be served in this country? When will the police start working?
RIP OOM LUKAS. Ons sal Oom onthou as n goeie persoon Wat altyd goedhartig was en ook n goeie lewens maat was vir my ma. Mag die gemene gemors wat oom Lukas dood gemaak het stadig en swaar vrek. Dan wil almal altyd se ons moenie rasisties wees nie. Maar as jy hoor is daar wit mense dood gemaak deur swart mense. Hoever moet dit nog gaan voor dat daar iets gedoen sal word in ons koerupte land.
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