Hit-and-run suspect commits suicide
Jul 9, 2012 |
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A Krugersdorp accountant charged with the death of an 18-year-old cyclist has committed suicide
Wynand Venter, 35, was found in his Noordheuwel home on Friday night, with a gunshot wound to the head, and a 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 arrangement.
Venter was charged with a hit-and-run accident involving Merzanne van Wyk, an 18-year-old matric pupil from Florida High School on the West Rand, on July 24, 2010.
Van Wyk was knocked off her bicycle and died at the scene after sustaining serious neck and back injuries.
A witness saw Venter race away from the scene, then briefly stop to close his bonnet. Police found his number plate and arrested him.

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1andonlybucs
i feel bad for the young lady. my her soul rest in peace. as for Mr Venter at-least he did a descent thing after all, but why hit and then run if it was not in purpose? hai keReport Abuse
Impela
@1andonlybucs1. Most people who drive drunk or over the limit know that their case will be jeopardised completely if it is established at the scene that they were under the influence. Maybe Venter knew that he was over the limit.
2. Most people who struggle to get a driver's licence resort to drive without a licence. If they are found in an accident they know their goose is cooked.
3. Most people already know how dangerous our prisons are. There are any number of people who never survive their prison term because of the rapes coz they are recieved as fresh meat and huge are paid to officers to divert fresh meat to certain cells.
4. Some people are just 'shocked' into flight mode from an accident scene
There may be other reasons not listed above that cause people to flee from accident scenes, but there are lots of people who flee without them being guilty.
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1andonlybucs
@ Impelai get your point man. well he did himself a a favor by committing suicide , or maybe he saw that he made a mistake, maybe it was @ a red robot or he passed a stop sign. well he's dead no case anymore!
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Papage
Van Wyk spirit was troubling him, I wish all people had some powerful spirit as van wyk so that when they can fight back in their gravesReport Abuse
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