Tributes to British surgeon Kar Hao Teoh killed in South Africa

A British surgeon who died aft being changeable successful South Africa has been described arsenic a "valued workfellow and person to many".

Kar Hao Teoh, 40, was a advisor trauma and orthopaedic surgeon astatine Princess Alexandra Hospital successful Harlow.

Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust said: "Sadly, we tin corroborate that Mr Kar Hao Teoh has died."

In a statement, the spot added: "He was a well-respected subordinate of the team, valued workfellow and person to galore crossed the infirmary arsenic good arsenic successful regional, nationalist and planetary trauma and orthopaedic networks."

Mr Teoh is believed to person lived successful Bishop's Stortford, successful Hertfordshire.

South African officials said 5 radical had been killed during the protests.

Colonel Andrè Traut, of the South African Police Service, said officers were investigating Mr Teoh's death, which happened astatine astir 18:30 section clip connected Ntlangano Crescent successful the Nyanga township.

"The deceased was seated successful the operator spot of his conveyance with a gunshot coiled to the head," helium said.

"Two passengers successful daze and an babe were already transported to a section infirmary for aesculapian treatment."

Lirandzu Themba, a spokeswoman for the constabulary minister, said: "The 40-year-old doc was driving with 2 different persons successful the vehicle.

"From the airdrome helium seemingly took a incorrect crook disconnected connected Thursday evening and headed towards Nyanga.

"In Ntlangano Crescent a fig of suspects approached his vehicle, changeable and killed him."

She said nary arrests had been made successful narration to his death.

A crowdfunding leafage acceptable up to assistance Mr Teoh's household has truthful acold raised much than £25,000 and features respective tributes to Mr Teoh.

Friends who acceptable up the leafage said they wanted to assistance his household and make memories for Mr Teoh's young son.

The UK Foreign Office said: "We are supporting the household of a British antheral who has died successful South Africa and are successful interaction with the section authorities."

The UK has issued a question informing aft the onslaught was listed arsenic a precocious information menace for tourists visiting South Africa.

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