Gavin Watson's Death Was Suicide, South African Eyewitness Claims

A man identifying himself as Mphahlele has told Power FM that Gavin Watson, the Bosasa chief operating officer tied to allegations of state capture, died by suicide after his Corolla crashed at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg. "It is very sketchy, this thing happened in front of me ... Some bumpers were flying up, and to me it was someone who wanted to commit suicide. I don't believe in some other [conspiracy] theories," he said.

The scene of the crash where Gavin Watson died.

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