Former rugby player and SA Hall of Fame inductee Johnny Burger said the armed robbers who attacked Lukas van Biljon and his family stabbed him in his hamstrings 'to keep him from running'. | Cebo_Bhengu
He succumbed to his injuries on Monday, police confirmed:"We suspect the robbers got a fright, and they shot his father and stabbed Lukas in the hamstrings so he couldn't run after them, but he couldn't because he was tied with cable ties."
Burger said Van Biljon had hoped his father would recover, saying he had called him a"fighter" before the family received the news of his death. His death came as a tremendous shock, and they are under extreme trauma. [Lukas'] body is recovering, but the trauma is immense. You can imagine criminals threatening to kill your sons, and they shoot your father three times."Lukas told me after the attack that if there was one thing he could celebrate, it was the police reaction.
"He said they arrived minutes after calling them. He said as much as he wanted to find fault, the police were brilliant. It's tough to blame the police," he said.This is not about black people attacking white people. It's criminals attacking all races and all genders - 80% [of the population] want to have peace, and 10 or 20% are criminals. They kill everyone.They initially faced charges of house robbery and attempted murder. They now also face a charge of murder.
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