The bloodstained water-meter block that was allegedly used to murder Hilton Pieterse. (Photo: Vincent Cruywagen) Pieterse was murdered after 11pm in a yard in Rose Street, Ravensmead. Family members and residents said the concrete block was found next to Pieterse’s head. He was severely beaten by seven of the alleged gang members and left for dead. He died from his injuries the following day, Thursday 17 December, in a nearby hospital. Pieterse’s distraught mother, Katriena, 60, believes the crime scene has been compromised as the alleged murder weapon, a vital piece of evidence, was handled by scores of residents. A sobbing Deborah Pieterse struggles to talk about the death of her brother Hilton Pieterse. (Photo: Vincent Cruywagen)