Super cop Byleveld was a humble and dedicated man‚ says close friend

A close friend of super cop Piet Byleveld confirmed his death saying he was a humble and dedicated man.

According to Flip Weirdabrug‚ Byleveld died on Wednesday morning.

Byleveld is believed to have died at the Life Wilgeheuwel Hospital in Roodepoort‚ west of Johannesburg.

Weirdabrug‚ a detective‚ said Byleveld was very loyal to the SAPS and his work and worked long hours.

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“He was very good with serial killers and a number of landmark cases. He was humble even when doing investigations‚” said Weirdabrug.

He added that his death was a great loss although he had been on pension and not working on any cases.

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“Other SAPS members can learn from him. He put a lot of time into his work and he was a very good investigator and court witness‚” said Weirdabrug

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