Garth du Preez 22, torched by a black man inside his car: update on recovery: the left-side of burnt face is 'healing well', and his eyelashes are growing back, says dad 9 July 2013 -
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On June 21, the red-haired Garth du Preez had stopped his car at the intersection of Main Reef and Commando roads -- while metro officers were directing traffic to let a funeral procession pass through.As he was stopped at the intersection, a 29-year-old previously unknown man threw a brick through his window breaking it, then poured petrol over Garth and then torched him. Gareth, Garth's father, says that his son has awakened from sedation. "Bandages from his left hand were removed, and although there is dead skin, it is healing well," says Gareth. He adds that the left side of his face is also healing well and his eyelashes are growing back."There is scarring on the right side of his face, and his chest and right hand will need skin grafting."The accused black male appeared in the regional court on July 8, and was remanded while the case transferred back to the court in Sophiatown.At the time of the incident, the accused was out on bail after smashing another motorist's window.
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