Slain Clare's father says justice is found only innie hof, after ex-suspect is killed

THE father of Clare Swartz, Francois Swartz, claims that justice has not yet been served after a man previously charged with the murder of his daughter was gunned down in a gang fight in Tafelsig on Tuesday.

- BY MARSHA DEAN

Clare, a mother of one, was found stabbed, half naked and dumped at the Wolfgat Nature Reserve on 21 August 2025. She was stabbed multiple times in the neck while her boyfriend, who was also knifed, managed to get away and flee for his life.

Diego Blaauw, 22, was arrested and charged in August 2025 with the murder of Clare, but was freed a month later due to a lack of evidence and was no longer part of the case.

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Blaauw was one of six suspects who were arrested with four being released. He was gunned down in Freedom Park, Tafelsig on Monday afternoon in a drive-by shooting amid a gang fight.