A YOUNG white couple were executed by robbers in a suspected racist attack after getting stranded on a motorway when they ran out of petrol in South Africa.
Two black employees in the car with the pair were beaten by the killers – but spared death.
Johanco Fleischman, 19, and his girlfriend Jessica Kuhn, 23, were executed in cold blood as they waited for a family friend to bring them a can of diesel.
They were mowed down in a hail of bullets by three black robbers according to their injured workers, who described the horrific double murder to shocked police in detail.
They said the Toyota Hilux had run out of fuel on Sunday, on the N12 West near Benoni, about 20 miles east of Johannesburg.
Johanco, a butcher, had called a pal for help.
Viktor Orban faces uphill battle to hold leadership as opposition hits him on Russia ties and accusations of corruption
Where things stand with Iran war in its third week
Minnesota bill would ban warrants allowing police to collect data from devices near a crime scene
Jasmine Crockett defends her security guard who was killed in police standoff, wanted for impersonating cop
ABC News Left Out Crucial Context In Story About Iran Drone Threat To California
Anti-ICE agitators blow cover in Boston, allowing child rape suspect to evade arrest for weeks
Utah children’s book author Kouri Richins convicted in husband’s murder
Search for missing retired Air Force general enters third week as investigators probe new clues
Trump questions Newsom’s fitness for White House, citing his dyslexia
Court allows DOJ to proceed with appeal over law firm executive orders
Trump lawyer in Jack Smith case draws conservative backing after DOJ praise rattles ‘elite’ legal conference
Illegal immigrant held on ICE detainer in Charlotte murder as disturbing details surface
Vance accuses media of trying to ‘drive a wedge’ between him and Trump over Iran
Cornyn clashes with progressive Rep Greg Casar in heated airport face-off over DHS shutdown
Trump Kennedy Center’s board votes unanimously to approve $257M renovations and two-year closure
But as the group awaited rescue, three men – who allegedly looked like illegal gold miners – walked past the stranded vehicle before returning and hissing the word “umhulungu” – said to be a derogatory phrase for a white man – at the teenager.
Then, one of the men pulled a revolver without warning and fired at least nine bullets, hitting Johanco with repeated shots in his body.
As he slumped onto the road the gunman then leaned into the cab and killed a screaming Jessica with a single shot to the head – execution style – before the men stole her mobile phone.
MURDERED IN BROAD DAYLIGHT
In an attempt to cover their tracks, the trio tried to set fire to the inside of the Toyota with a lighter before calmly strolling away.
The two badly beaten workers fled for their lives.
Viktor Orban faces uphill battle to hold leadership as opposition hits him on Russia ties and accusations of corruption
Where things stand with Iran war in its third week
Minnesota bill would ban warrants allowing police to collect data from devices near a crime scene
Jasmine Crockett defends her security guard who was killed in police standoff, wanted for impersonating cop
ABC News Left Out Crucial Context In Story About Iran Drone Threat To California
Anti-ICE agitators blow cover in Boston, allowing child rape suspect to evade arrest for weeks
Utah children’s book author Kouri Richins convicted in husband’s murder
Search for missing retired Air Force general enters third week as investigators probe new clues
Trump questions Newsom’s fitness for White House, citing his dyslexia
Court allows DOJ to proceed with appeal over law firm executive orders
Trump lawyer in Jack Smith case draws conservative backing after DOJ praise rattles ‘elite’ legal conference
Illegal immigrant held on ICE detainer in Charlotte murder as disturbing details surface
Vance accuses media of trying to ‘drive a wedge’ between him and Trump over Iran
Cornyn clashes with progressive Rep Greg Casar in heated airport face-off over DHS shutdown
Trump Kennedy Center’s board votes unanimously to approve $257M renovations and two-year closure
A passing motorist noticed a fire in the vehicle, and used an extinguisher to douse the flames.
He then saw the dead teenager in the road, and his girlfriend lying dead in the passenger seat.
The motorist called the emergency services, who were quickly at the scene on top of a bridge spanning the motorway.
The brutal double slaying occurred in broad daylight, and despite police and paramedics arriving shortly after being called, the couple were declared dead at the scene.
Gauteng Police spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Lungelo Dlamini said: “In condemning these cold-blooded murders we assure the family that all possible leads are being followed to trace the killers.
“These men must be considered to be armed and dangerous so if seen please contact the police and any information that leads to the arrest of these three killers will be rewarded.”
Story cited here.
