Death
Corrie Sanders was fatally shot in an armed robbery at a restaurant on 22 September 2012. The shooting took place in Brits, where a function was being held for his nephew's 21st birthday. Sanders was wounded in the stomach. He was taken to hospital in Pretoria, where he died in the early hours of 23 September 2012 of his wounds.
Sanders' former wife Suzette Sanders said Corrie died a hero, diving to protect his daughter from oncoming bullets. On Thursday, 27 September 2012, three men were arrested by North West police in the Oukasie informal settlement near Brits and charged with the murder of Sanders. At the first location, two suspects were apprehended and police recovered a cellular phone, vehicle key, purse and cash stolen during the robbery in which Sanders was shot to death. Police then went to a second address and a third suspect was arrested, and recovered a handbag stolen in the robbery. One of the suspects arrested was 19 years old, while the other two men were 20 years old.
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