The man who was tragically stabbed outside BallBreakers in Weltevreden Park has been identified as Billy Bruce Briel by his bereaved family members.
The 31-year-old father of three children lost his life after he was fatally stabbed during an alleged brawl which started in the bar, situated at the Devon Valley Shopping Centre on Saturday, 2 November.
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https://roodepoortnorthsider.co.za/309001/rugby-fever-ends-tragedy-outside-popular-weltevreden-park-bar/
According to analysis of the CCTV footage of the incident by a source close to the investigation, Briel and the other man were seen on camera verbally attacking each other before blows were exchanged between them.
The bouncers escorted the man out of the bar, and Briel followed him out, leading to the alleged fatal stabbing.
He was laid to rest on Friday, 8 November, according to his devastated fiancée, Monique de Lange, who described the loss as a shocking and painful tragedy which she and the family are struggling to come to terms with.
Read the full report in this week’s edition of the Roodepoort Northsider.
