Drama before Kruger National Park: German tourist shot dead in robbery – perpetrators fleeing
Created: 05/10/2022, 09:40
By: Markus Hofstetter
A group of tourists from Germany was attacked in front of the well-known Kruger National Park in South Africa.
One of them was killed in the process.
Mbombela - South Africa with its approximately 60 million inhabitants is a popular long-distance travel destination for Germans, it attracts with breathtaking landscapes and a diverse animal world.
The country is ideal for an autumn holiday, also because the price level in the country at the Cape of Good Hope is currently low.
German tourist shot dead in South Africa: perpetrators flee without booty
A German vacationer paid for his wanderlust with his life.
He was shot dead in a raid in South Africa, according to the South African police.
The man was on Monday afternoon at 4.30 p.m. with three other German tourists on the way to the Numbi Gate at Mdluli Safari Lodge in the south of the well-known Kruger National Park.
They were stopped immediately in front of the park by three armed perpetrators who were traveling in a VW Caddy.
The four German tourists were traveling in this car when they were attacked.
© South African Police Service SAPS
When the tourists refused to get out of the car and locked the doors, a perpetrator opened fire on the driver of the car through the windshield.
He drove the car back about 100 meters and drove into a wall.
The driver died at the scene of the crime.
After the shots were fired, the perpetrators fled without taking anything.
Crime in South Africa: Locals suffer from it too
South Africa has to deal with a high crime rate.
The Federal Foreign Office warns about robberies when driving on the motorway in the urban area.
The Ministry recommends not to resist robberies, as the perpetrators are usually armed.
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Not only tourists, but also the residents themselves are hard hit by crime.
South Africa is experiencing an increase in crime in the Corona crisis.
Johannesburg and Pretoria are the priority regions.
Victims are also young people and children who are kidnapped to extort ransom.
