Police tail hired gun on judge Kirby

Presented with details about the identity of the hired killer, Kirby commented: "Well, firstly it is a very serious matter and it has shaken the family a bit. However, we also know that the police take it very seriously given that they discovered it and informed us, and they are keeping a watch over things," he says. "We know that investigations are going on in South Africa," says Kirby.
 

He says that it would be wrong for him to comment on the investigations or any matters relating to that. Police sources say the suspect is known to have hired hit men, who reportedly bungled an attempt on Kirby's life in Lobatse a few months ago.  He spent a few years in the Democratic Republic of Congo before travelling to Italy where he spent five years.  He later travelled in and out of southern Africa before settling in Pretoria, South Africa where he stays.