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Tears and tributes: Vereeniging family buries engineer killed in brazen daylight attack

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Armand Swart, 30, was killed in a hit-style shooting in Vereeniging on 17 April 2024. (Supplied)
Armand Swart, 30, was killed in a hit-style shooting in Vereeniging on 17 April 2024. (Supplied)

In the wake of an unspeakable tragedy, Velenchia Swart and her grieving children have poured out their souls in deeply moving letters, seeking solace, and understanding after the devastating loss of Armand Swart. 

The 29-year-old CNC engineer's life was cruelly ended as he arrived at work in a brazen, daylight killing in Vereeniging more than a week ago.

The funeral service of the father of two took place at the AGS Dinamika Church in Vanderbijlpark on Monday.

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