A musician as mass murderer

A musician as mass murderer

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norman lebrecht

December 18, 2013

Zirk Bergh, a popular Afrikaans singer and guitarist, opened fire on his ex-wife when they met for a custody negotiation in Capetown [recte: Potchefstroom]. He killed his wife’s new husband, Charl du Randt, and a social worker handling the case, Deon Kondos. He also shot his ex-wife in the back in the presence of their two children before turning the gun on himself. Nicole du Randt died today. She was 26.

Zirk Bergh, 55, will be remembered not as a musician but as a mass murderer.

Be careful out there.

zirk bergh

Comments

  • Gerhard says:

    Sad and terrible as this is, “mass murder” is something entirely different. If you want to point out real mass murderers, you can choose among many candidates holding high political, military, corporate or even religious positions.

  • Tom says:

    Common mistake, but It is Cape Town (not Capetown). More importantly, the shooting happened in Potchefstroom, about 1300 km away from Cape Town.

  • Tom says:

    Common mistake, but It is Cape Town (not Capetown). More importantly, the shooting happened in Potchefstroom, about 1300 kms away from Cape Town.

  • Frankie says:

    Unbelievable, I used to regularly watch Zirk perform in Vredendal and even invited him over for the odd braai whilst I worked there for a couple of months. You could not find a kinder guy. Scary to know ‘normal’ people can snap like that!

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