A colleague of Paul Nothnagel, who allegedly shot and killed his teenaged daughters and seriously wounded his ex-wife before committing suicide, has described him as a hard worker.

Andre van Tonder of Media24 News says the incident has come as a shock for all who worked with Nothnagel. The children and their mother were on their way to school when the incident took place in Alberton. Van Tonder says they still have to come to terms with the incident.

“Everybody is shocked at this time and I would understand it because it’s totally out of his character. He’s never been an aggressive person, definitely not in the work situation. He was always working hard and yes, we actually knew Linda as well and the kids. At this stage it is an absolute shock to all the personnel and it is something we don’t understand.”

Meanwhile, learners and staff at the Helpmekaar High School in central Johannesburg are battling to come to terms with the murder of two of their learners on Thursday.

Helpmekaar principal, Klaus Konig, says they are trying their best to help the learners deal with the tragedy.

“I have heard this morning that Linda’s mother was operated last night. At this stage because there was crime involved, we are unable to make definite plans at this stage. We are really in grief since yesterday morning and we are forced to help our children to get through this grief.”

Police say Linda was apparently taking the children to school around 6.30 A.M. when the shooting happened. Nothnagel was allegedly hiding behind a tree, spotted their vehicle and fired several shots into the vehicle with a 9 millimetre pistol.A colleague of Paul Nothnagel, who allegedly shot and killed his teenaged daughters and seriously wounded his ex-wife before committing suicide, has described him as a hard worker.

Andre van Tonder of Media24 News says the incident has come as a shock for all who worked with Nothnagel. The children and their mother were on their way to school when the incident took place in Alberton. Van Tonder says they still have to come to terms with the incident.

“Everybody is shocked at this time and I would understand it because it’s totally out of his character. He’s never been an aggressive person, definitely not in the work situation. He was always working hard and yes, we actually knew Linda as well and the kids. At this stage it is an absolute shock to all the personnel and it is something we don’t understand.”

Meanwhile, learners and staff at the Helpmekaar High School in central Johannesburg are battling to come to terms with the murder of two of their learners on Thursday.

Helpmekaar principal, Klaus Konig, says they are trying their best to help the learners deal with the tragedy.

“I have heard this morning that Linda’s mother was operated last night. At this stage because there was crime involved, we are unable to make definite plans at this stage. We are really in grief since yesterday morning and we are forced to help our children to get through this grief.”

Police say Linda was apparently taking the children to school around 6.30 A.M. when the shooting happened. Nothnagel was allegedly hiding behind a tree, spotted their vehicle and fired several shots into the vehicle with a 9 millimetre pistol.
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