{"id":92078,"date":"2015-06-19T08:45:00","date_gmt":"2015-06-19T06:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/92078\/heini-witthoft-has-passed-away\/"},"modified":"2015-06-19T09:05:26","modified_gmt":"2015-06-19T07:05:26","slug":"heini-witthoft-has-passed-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2015\/06\/19\/heini-witthoft-has-passed-away\/","title":{"rendered":"Brutally attacked pensioner passes away"},"content":{"rendered":"

Heini Witthoft, who was attacked in his Primrose home last year, has passed away.<\/p>\n

The GCN told the story of how Heini (then 78) and his wife Kitta (then 73) were attacked in their home by two thugs on March 14 (GCN April 25, 2014).<\/p>

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The couple had lived in their home since 1963 and moved out after the attack as Kitta was too afraid to return and Heini had to undergo hospital treatment for critical injuries.<\/p>\n

Heini passed away on June 9.<\/p>

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His daughter Ilse Witthoft told the GCN that Heini had never fully recovered after the attack, and since November last year he had steadily regressed.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are extremely saddened, but also relieved that he has been set free from his pain and trauma,\u201d Ilse said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe physical, emotional and financial aftermath of crime is more immense than we ever realised before it hit us personally.\u201d<\/p>\n

Heini\u2019s memorial service is set to take place on June 23 at 11am at the Lutheran Church Germiston.<\/p>\n

Related article:<\/p>\n

Brutal attack on pensioners<\/a><\/p>\n

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