Church shooting: Pieter van der Westhuizen returned fire to protect others, says lawyer

Pieter van der Westhuizen – who shot and killed two robbers at the Querencia Ministries church in Wierda Park, Centurion, on Sunday – protected not only himself, but the entire congregation, his lawyer said.

Lawyer Ulrich Roux of Ulrich Roux & Associates told News24 that Van der Westhuizen – a retired police officer and brother of late Springbok scrum half Joost van der Westhuizen – was still shaken following the incident. 

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Church shooting: Pieter van der Westhuizen returned fire to protect others, says lawyer

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