Jooste's death shrouded in mystery, as no gun allegedly used was found

MORE than a year after the mysterious death of former Steinhoff CEO Markus Jooste, vital information regarding his death is unaccounted for, a police source has said.

- MANYANE MANYANE

Jooste, who was ordered to pay a R475 million fine for accounting fraud by the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA), allegedly shot himself after police notified him that an arrest warrant had been issued against him.

It was reported that he succumbed to a gunshot wound at his Cape Town residence in Hermanus. However, questions surrounding the circumstances of his death remain unanswered.

The source said there is still no post-mortem and morgue number in the inquest docket and there is no proof of the weapon he allegedly used.

The Western Cape police yesterday said these allegations were unfounded as a post-mortem had been conducted and the post-mortem report had been filed in the docket for court purposes.

"The investigation into the death of the late Mr Jooste had been concluded and the docket was submitted to the NPA to be placed on the court role where a formal inquest will be conducted.