Western Cape businessman Mark Lifman shot dead in George

Businessman Mark Lifman. Picture Ayanda Ndamane

Businessman Mark Lifman. Picture Ayanda Ndamane

Published Nov 3, 2024

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Western Cape underworld figure and controversial businessman Mark Lifman has been killed.

Lifman was shot dead in the parking lot at the Garden Route Mall in George on Sunday.

Western Cape police confirmed they responded to a shooting incident at around 11:30 outside the Garden Route Mall in George where a 57-year-old man was killed by unknown assailants who fled the scene.

“The circumstances of the incident is now the subject of a police investigation, and more information cannot be disclosed at this stage,” said police spokesperson Colonel Andrè Traut.

Traut said the identity of the victim is yet to be released by SAPS.

Lifman has been charged with the murder of Brian Wainstein, who was gunned down in his Constantia home in August 2017.

IOL earlier reported that the State’s case is that Wainstein and Lifman had allegedly clashed over property deals and a plan was hatched to have Wainstein murdered along with the help of 27s gang members.

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