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Police look for SA armed killers Police hunt for SA armed killers
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Police in South Africa are continuing their search for three men who murdered a man from Cardiff who was visiting his terminally ill sister-in-law.Police in South Africa are continuing their search for three men who murdered a man from Cardiff who was visiting his terminally ill sister-in-law.
Stephen Peters, 52, from Canton was shot dead in front of his wife Ann, 49, and niece Siobhan Forman in Pretoria. Stephen Peters, 53, from Canton was shot dead in front of his wife Ann, 49, and niece Siobhan Forman in Pretoria.
Mrs Forman said the men got into the house through her baby son's bedroom window at 0300 BST on Friday.Mrs Forman said the men got into the house through her baby son's bedroom window at 0300 BST on Friday.
She said her uncle had pleaded with the men not to hurt the family before he was shot in the neck.She said her uncle had pleaded with the men not to hurt the family before he was shot in the neck.
Mrs Forman's husband David, a mining engineer, was away on business and she said her uncle had been trying to protect them.Mrs Forman's husband David, a mining engineer, was away on business and she said her uncle had been trying to protect them.
The robbers tied up the two women and ransacked the house in the Rietvallei Park area taking a computer and a mobile phone. They also took the family's Mercedes but abandoned it a few miles away.The robbers tied up the two women and ransacked the house in the Rietvallei Park area taking a computer and a mobile phone. They also took the family's Mercedes but abandoned it a few miles away.
South African police recovered the stolen vehicle and are investigating murder, aggravated robbery and the theft of a motor vehicle.South African police recovered the stolen vehicle and are investigating murder, aggravated robbery and the theft of a motor vehicle.
"My uncle pleaded with them to take what they wanted, but to leave us. They shot him. They kept searching the house after they killed him," said Mrs Forman."My uncle pleaded with them to take what they wanted, but to leave us. They shot him. They kept searching the house after they killed him," said Mrs Forman.
"They killed a man for nothing. They didn't even take much. He just came to say goodbye"."They killed a man for nothing. They didn't even take much. He just came to say goodbye".
A post mortem examination is to be carried out on Monday and the family will arrange to have Mr Peters's body flown home.A post mortem examination is to be carried out on Monday and the family will arrange to have Mr Peters's body flown home.
Mr Peters and his wife had travelled to South Africa on 5 September to his sister-in-law Mandy Barcoe in Kriel, Mpumalanga.Mr Peters and his wife had travelled to South Africa on 5 September to his sister-in-law Mandy Barcoe in Kriel, Mpumalanga.
The couple had spent three nights with their niece and were planning to leave to spend a mini-holiday at a South African beauty spot before flying home.The couple had spent three nights with their niece and were planning to leave to spend a mini-holiday at a South African beauty spot before flying home.
A spokeswoman for South African police, Aveline Hardaker, said the killers were likely to be South Africans as they were speaking Afrikaans as well as EnglishA spokeswoman for South African police, Aveline Hardaker, said the killers were likely to be South Africans as they were speaking Afrikaans as well as English
The victim of the shooting lived in the Canton area of CardiffThe victim of the shooting lived in the Canton area of Cardiff
"The robbers repeatedly told them to keep quiet in English and Afrikaans. They demanded the keys to the safe and to the family's black Mercedes Benz. They spoke to each other in their own language," she added."The robbers repeatedly told them to keep quiet in English and Afrikaans. They demanded the keys to the safe and to the family's black Mercedes Benz. They spoke to each other in their own language," she added.
She said Mr Peters stood up and asked the robbers not to hurt them, and he was then shot in the neck.She said Mr Peters stood up and asked the robbers not to hurt them, and he was then shot in the neck.
The robbers escaped leaving the women tied up with shoe laces and their mouths covered with belts.The robbers escaped leaving the women tied up with shoe laces and their mouths covered with belts.
One of the robbers came back as Mrs Forman struggled to untie herself and asked how to put the car in reverse, she said.One of the robbers came back as Mrs Forman struggled to untie herself and asked how to put the car in reverse, she said.
The spokeswoman said consular staff in South Africa were providing assistance.The spokeswoman said consular staff in South Africa were providing assistance.