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| A father-of-six originally from south Wales who was shot and killed at his South African home had suffered a spate of break-ins, it has emerged. | |
| Fred Picton-Turbervill, 45, was shot in front of his wife and four youngest children by one of two armed robbers. | Fred Picton-Turbervill, 45, was shot in front of his wife and four youngest children by one of two armed robbers. |
| His stepfather said the Pretoria home had been burgled several times and he imagined his stepson had stood up to the raiders to protect his family. | His stepfather said the Pretoria home had been burgled several times and he imagined his stepson had stood up to the raiders to protect his family. |
| A laptop, four mobile phones and £75 were stolen in Saturday's attack. | A laptop, four mobile phones and £75 were stolen in Saturday's attack. |
| Mr Picton-Turbervill, who also ran a furniture firm in Lancashire, died at hospital in Pretoria an hour after the robbery. | Mr Picton-Turbervill, who also ran a furniture firm in Lancashire, died at hospital in Pretoria an hour after the robbery. |
| His stepfather Michael Clay, 78, said: "They had security at the house but I know they had been targeted several times. | |
| "Fred's elder brother Simon who also lives out there had also been held up at gunpoint at his home in Pretoria." | "Fred's elder brother Simon who also lives out there had also been held up at gunpoint at his home in Pretoria." |
| Mr Clay said the former-rugby player had probably confronted the burglars, adding: "I imagine that he stood up to them to protect his family." | Mr Clay said the former-rugby player had probably confronted the burglars, adding: "I imagine that he stood up to them to protect his family." |
| The Picton-Tubervills moved to South Africa five years ago | The Picton-Tubervills moved to South Africa five years ago |
| It is understood the Picton-Turbervills were at home with four of their children aged between 10 and three when the robbers struck. | It is understood the Picton-Turbervills were at home with four of their children aged between 10 and three when the robbers struck. |
| Mr Picton-Turbervill had asked the men not to harm his children but they did not respond, said his South African-born wife Ursula Picton-Turbervill. | Mr Picton-Turbervill had asked the men not to harm his children but they did not respond, said his South African-born wife Ursula Picton-Turbervill. |
| It is thought he was then shot in the eye in front of two of the children. | It is thought he was then shot in the eye in front of two of the children. |
| "I didn't see it because he was behind me but my two older girls saw it and were traumatised," said Mrs Picton-Turbervill. | "I didn't see it because he was behind me but my two older girls saw it and were traumatised," said Mrs Picton-Turbervill. |
| "The two younger children were round the corner but all of them saw the body and blood." | "The two younger children were round the corner but all of them saw the body and blood." |
| Mr Picton-Turbervill's funeral will be held on Thursday and his ashes will be scattered in Wales at the family's estate in Ewenny in the Vale of Glamorgan. | Mr Picton-Turbervill's funeral will be held on Thursday and his ashes will be scattered in Wales at the family's estate in Ewenny in the Vale of Glamorgan. |
| His father Richard and stepmother Ann, who live at the 12th Century Ewenny Priory, near Bridgend, have said they are waiting for more information. | His father Richard and stepmother Ann, who live at the 12th Century Ewenny Priory, near Bridgend, have said they are waiting for more information. |
| Police in Pretoria said they were investigating but no arrests had been made. | Police in Pretoria said they were investigating but no arrests had been made. |
| "They shouted 'sleep, sleep' and 'money, money'. I don't think they could speak good English," said Mrs Picton-Turbervill of the attackers. | "They shouted 'sleep, sleep' and 'money, money'. I don't think they could speak good English," said Mrs Picton-Turbervill of the attackers. |
| Ursula Picton-Turbervill said she may move her children to Wales | Ursula Picton-Turbervill said she may move her children to Wales |
| "It's just so pointless - Fred was doing what they said and was no threat to them. | "It's just so pointless - Fred was doing what they said and was no threat to them. |
| "Was it really worth a few cell phones and some cash?" | "Was it really worth a few cell phones and some cash?" |
| She said their four children were coping "remarkably well" with the tragedy. | She said their four children were coping "remarkably well" with the tragedy. |
| "They are being very, very strong - they know their father would have wanted that," she said. | "They are being very, very strong - they know their father would have wanted that," she said. |
| Mr Picton-Tubervill has two older children from a previous relationship and his son Jamie was celebrating his 21st birthday on the day of the shooting. | Mr Picton-Tubervill has two older children from a previous relationship and his son Jamie was celebrating his 21st birthday on the day of the shooting. |
| He has flown out to South Africa with Mr Picton-Turbervill's mother, Catherine, 78, a member of the Vale of Glamorgan Council. | He has flown out to South Africa with Mr Picton-Turbervill's mother, Catherine, 78, a member of the Vale of Glamorgan Council. |
| Describing her husband as "a wonderful and gregarious man", Mrs Picton-Turbervill, 41, said she met him at a family barbecue 13 years before and they married within a month. | Describing her husband as "a wonderful and gregarious man", Mrs Picton-Turbervill, 41, said she met him at a family barbecue 13 years before and they married within a month. |
| They then settled in Burnley, Lancashire and had moved out to Pretoria about five years ago. | They then settled in Burnley, Lancashire and had moved out to Pretoria about five years ago. |
| Mrs Picton-Turbervill said the couple had been aware of the high violent crime rate in the Waterkloof Ridge area where they lived - their home was surrounded by two-metre high walls and electric fencing. | Mrs Picton-Turbervill said the couple had been aware of the high violent crime rate in the Waterkloof Ridge area where they lived - their home was surrounded by two-metre high walls and electric fencing. |
| But she said she may move back to south Wales for the safety of her children. | But she said she may move back to south Wales for the safety of her children. |