Updated: 24 Feb 2021, 1:42
A BRIT executed on the school run in Cape Town was linked to a legal cannabis growing operation run by his brother.
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Simon Mather, 46, was shot dead by a hitman on February 10 as he dropped off his stepson
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Mather, who was born in Derbyshire, was targeted after stepping on the toes of rival gangstersCredit: Nick Parker
Mather, who was born in Derbyshire, was targeted after stepping on the toes of rival gangsters after his cocaine dealing operation took a hit when the city’s clubs and bars shut down because of Covid.
Locals say he tried to muscle in on a lucrative black market for abalone sea nails, which are caught off the South African coast and sell for £420 a plate in the Far East.