Daily Mail
April 9, 2014
A British adventurer has been shot dead in a bungled burglary during his dream trip to South Africa.
Jeremy Brooke, 32, was on holiday with friends in Transkei, a remote part of the country, when armed men burst into their farmhouse and opened fire.
Police said Jeremy, who was working as a farmer in the village, was shot in the chest and neck and died in hospital hours later.
Five men have been arrested in connection with the murder.
His heartbroken family in Bridgend, South Wales, said: ‘We are devastated – Jeremy had a passion for life which enriched the lives of everyone who knew him.
‘After leaving school he travelled extensively funding his trips and dreams through stints of working in factories and in farming.
‘Jeremy attended Durban Prep School in South Africa before going on agricultural college where his passion for nature was further nurtured.
‘Jeremy loved South Africa and it is regretful that such senseless and criminal violence is robbing the country of so many valuable, proud citizens.’
Jeremy, a nature warden, studied agriculture on a course for farmers’ sons where he learned building, electrical, plumbing and welding skills.
His family said he was also a talented mechanic, stripping and rebuilding the engine of his dream car a Nissan 1400.
While at home in Bridgend he worked at the town’s giant Sony factory and at a recycling plant.
The family spokesman said: ‘They were all skills which stood him in good stead for the rest of his too short life.’
Jeremy was also a registered field guide, a PADI master diver, rescuer and instructor.