Johnathan Paoli
Police have confirmed that former Steinhoff Chief Executive Markus Jooste has died, from a self-inflicted gunshot wound a day before he was expected to hand himself over to the Hawks.
The former CEO as well as former Steinhoff International company secretary and head of legal Stéhan Grobler, were told on Wednesday that they had to hand themselves over to the Hawks on Friday.
Western Cape SAPS said on Thursday that an inquest docket into the death of the 63-year-old businessman has been opened, following reports that he shot himself during an attempted arrest.
Police spokesperson Malcolm Potje said that SAPS was notified of a shooting incident on Thursday afternoon at Kwaaiwater Beach, Hermanus and they found that the deceased had succumbed to a fatal gunshot wound to the head shortly after arriving at a private hospital.
This comes on the heels of intense litigation surrounding Jooste over the
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