Journalist Jeremy Gordin killed in JHB home invasion

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Journalist Jeremy Gordin killed in JHB home invasion

Retired journalist Jeremy Gordin was attacked and murdered in his home in Parkview, Johannesburg. Here is the latest.

Journalist Jeremy Gordin killed in JHB home invasion

Journalist Jeremy Gordin killed in JHB home invasion Photos:Facebook/GoogleMap

Retired journalist Jeremy Gordin was killed on Friday night at his home in Parkview, Johannesburg, in what was reportedly said to be a “robbery gone wrong.”

JOURNALIST JEREMY WAS ATTACKED IN HIS HOME ON FRIDAY EVENING

According to reports, Gordin’s family was in Cape Town and grew concerned when Gordin was unresponsive to messages on Friday night.

It is believed a friend gained access to Gordin’s home – which had been locked from the outside – and found it had been ransacked and his body had been covered.

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HIS HOUSE WAS RANSACKED AND HIS BODY WAS COVERED

“I don’t have full details at the moment because I’m in Cape Town,”

she said.

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POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING THE MURDER

Police spokesperson Col Mavela Masondo confirmed a case of house robbery, and murder had been opened.

“No arrests have been made yet, but an investigation and manhunt for the suspects are underway”.

Police

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JEREMY WAS AN EDITOR AT THE STAR

Jeremy was an editor at The Star and Sunday Independent and the author of Zuma: A Biography.

In recent years he was a regular columnist for Politicsweb.

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