N1 victim's identity still unknown

30 April 2010, 13:04
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A 32-year-old man shot dead on the N1 freeway in Sunninghill on Friday had not yet been identified, Johannesburg police said.

Warrant Officer Moses Maphakela said just after noon that police were still collecting information on the scene where the man was killed.

The man's body was found in a Nissan Sentra on the freeway between the Rivonia and Buccleuch interchanges just after 2am on Friday.

Maphakela said no one had come forward to identify the man and police were still collecting information from the vehicle to trace the owner's details.

Maphakela said fingerprints were being collected from the vehicle.

The man's vehicle had crashed into a concrete barrier wall on the north-bound freeway.

He had a bullet wound to the head. It was believed the man was shot at from another car but police could not say whether it might have been a hit or the result of road rage. - Sapa

Saturday Star

Man shot in Sunninghill identified

30 April 2010, 17:51

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A man shot dead on the N1 freeway in Sunninghill early on Friday morning has been identified as Joseph Fok-Tim, 55, said Johannesburg police.

He was identified by his wife, said Warrant Officer Moses Maphakela.

Police initially described the man who died as being in his 30s.

Fok-Tim was found dead in a Nissan Sentra between the Rivonia and Buccleuch interchanges just after 2am. He had a bullet wound to the head.

His vehicle had crashed into a concrete barrier wall on the north-bound freeway.

It was thought that he had been shot at from another car, but police could not say whether it was a contract killing or the result of road rage. - Sapa

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Comments by Sonny

How can two conflicting articles be printed in the same newspaper?

Is the police spreading untruths, or is the editor asleep behind his desk?

Let time be the judge!

Hit or Road Rage?