Herbst was shot twice during a robbery in a secure estate in Parkrand, in the early hours of August 2.
According to a police report, the victim was at the time asleep on his couch with the baby, when the armed intruders entered the home.
They forced open the sliding door to gain access.
To protect his family as well as the two visitors who were reportedly asleep in one bedroom, Herbst apparently struggled with the assailants as they were entering the house.
That is when the crooks fired two shots, hitting the Herbst in his upper body. They escaped with a laptop and two cellphones.
Paramedics certified Herbst dead on the scene.
Both robbers were seen by the confused survivors leaping over the electric fence to flee the scene on foot.
It is, however, still unclear as to how the attackers managed to sneak into the secured estate prior to the attack, without being noticed by the private security personnel (stationed at the entrance).
Two cartridges were found on the scene.
Detectives from the Boksburg SAPS are still working to track down the dangerous pair.
Anyone with information is asked to call the investigating officer, Det W/O Rudi Venter on 074 886 9754.
* The death was the second homicide reported in one day in Boksburg.
A man’s body was found in the open veld near Pretoria Road, Comet, on August 2.
According to Boksburg SAPS spokesperson Lieut Kwendzakwakhe Ngobese, police officers were alerted to the body of Maxwell Ndlovu, lying on the ground unresponsive.
Police officers, along with paramedics, found the man with a gunshot wound to his chest.
He was certified dead at the scene. Police are investigating a case of murder.
Anyone with information is asked to phone the investigating officer, W/O Dan Mahlangu on 011 841 6870. -@FanieFLK
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