Anoyone know Wynand Venter

[leandra]

The Krugersdorp accountant carged with the death of my 18 year old daughter (cyclist) on Robert Broom in Krugersdorp on the 24th of July 2010 has committed suicide - Beeld reported on the front page today.

 

Wynand Venter was found in his Noordheuwel home on Friday night, with a gunshot wound to the head, his pistol lying next to him.

 

According to Beeld, Venter's lawyers began negotiating with the state last week in the hope of coming to a plea agreement.

 

Venter was charged with a hit-and-run accident involving my daughter Merzanne van Wyk - he knocked her off her bicycle and she died at the scene after sustaining serious neck and back injuries - he passed my other daughter and myself without even telling us he killed Merzanne.

 

He went back to the scene and tried to clean all the evidence - but forgot his numberplate - and a witness saw him race away from the scene.

 

I guess he made a choice and he now has only to answer to God - we as the family of Merzanne really miss her - we miss cycling a lot - we miss our times together on our bicycles - and things will never be the same without her -

 

But yes - he sentenced himself!!

[River Rat]

He was a coward when he took a young life and he was a coward when he ended his own life. We all make mistakes but it is how you deal with these mistakes that will define who you are. I fail to see what societal commentary had to with it and I find it very difficult to have any sympathy for him.

[Azonic]

Dink julle nie sy gewete waarmee hy vir die res van sy lewe moes saamleef is reeds erg genoeg nie?

 

Nee.

[TNT1]

I moved the relevant posts to this thread:

https://community.bikehub.co.za/topic/77843-another-cyclist/

This is closed now.