Stop running - Pitt's mom

Bridget Pitt, the mother of 29-year-old Ivan Pitt who the police want to question in connection with the brutal murder of 39-year-old Lindie Prinsloo, has called on her son to stop running from the police and hand himself over. Bridget described her son as a peaceful and non-violent person.“We are all in shock. There were never any signs of what was to come. I am deeply saddened about what happened and did not expect this to happen. We are trying to understand why it happened,” the anguished mother said.Pitt who turns 30 in December, went missing after the discovery of Prinsloo's body on Friday afternoon. He drove away from the scene of the crime in a white Kia hatchback, which belongs to Prinsloo, who was his girlfriend.Prinsloo was discovered with her throat slit and in a pool of blood in the bathroom of the home where she resided at 15 Harder Street in Vineta, Swakopmund.Bridget said the family was cooperating with the police and social workers, and trying by all means to locate Pitt. “I've send him numerous text messages telling him to come home, so that I can accompany him to the police station. I sincerely hope he does not do something stupid and complicate things further.” Pitt is the eldest of three sons and occasionally worked as a carpenter. He completed grade 10 at Swakopmund Senior Secondary School. Bridget also refuted claims that her son was a habitual domestic violence offender and said she was aware of only one such case pending against him.According to a report released by the police, Pitt was apparently abusive and on bail for common assault and assault by threat charges. He is alleged to have previously threatened to kill Prinsloo. “He only had one case of domestic violence against him which occurred on a Sunday. He returned from church and he visited Lindie. An argument broke out and she opened a case against him. Lindie subsequently testified in court for Ivan to be released on bail.” Bridget emphasised that no one was present when the murder happened, adding it was unfair to share photos of her son posing with his eight-year-old daughter on social media. “The child is in England with her mother and has nothing to do with what happened in Swakopmund. Why must an innocent child be connected to such a crime?” Otis Finck

Stop running - Pitt's mom

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Namibian Sun 2026-01-02

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Stop running - Pitt's mom

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