News24 | Facebook Marketplace robbery: Man escapes being murdered in same place where Jaco Basson was killed

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Pretoria Rugby Club chairperson Jaco Basson was shot and killed in  Soshanguve, where he went to view a bakkie that was advertised on Facebook Marketplace.

Pretoria Rugby Club chairperson Jaco Basson was shot and killed in Soshanguve, where he went to view a bakkie that was advertised on Facebook Marketplace.

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A man almost suffered the same fate as former Pretoria Rugby Club chairperson Jaco Basson when he was robbed and assaulted at the same place where Basson was shot dead.

Johan Pieterse told News24 he responded to a Facebook advert for a "well-priced" Nissan bakkie that he went to view in Modise Stand, Winterveld.

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