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Dutton represented the advocate at his best. He had the rare combinations of a good court personality and the qualities of a profound lawyer.

Former Scorpions boss and world-renowned investigator Frank Dutton died of a stroke at the age of 72.

The death of one of South Africa’s finest investigators comes as another wake-up call to recommit to speeding up investigations and prosecutions he worked on.

Within the coming months, state capture investigator Frank Dutton’s work in exposing Bosasa corruption and State Security Agency abuses will be laid bare – but the man lauded as one of South Africa’s most courageous crime fighters won’t be here to witness it.

The senior state capture investigator and member of the Investigating Directorate died a fortnight after Zondo released the first part of his state capture report

Frank Dutton, the lead investigator for the State Capture Inquiry, has died.

Sources have confirmed that he suffered a stroke, followed by a heart attack.

Lead State Capture Inquiry investigator Frank Dutton - who had been working with the Investigating Directorate on cases involving the State Security Agency - has died. Multiple sources have confirmed to News24 that Dutton died on Wednesday, as a result of health problems.

Dutton had led numerous high profile criminal investigations over the past four decades, in South Africa and abroad. 

Chairperson of the State Capture Commission Raymond Zondo has described Frank Dutton as one of the best investigators the country has produced.