'DEATH IS NOT JUSTICE'

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

- BY MARSHA DEAN

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.

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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