Background
At 7:30am on Sunday 17 February 2019, a 44 year old South
African finance worker, Mr Francois Schwartz was alerted to a
disturbance in his family home by his barking dogs.
As Mr Schwartz came down the stairs of his Harrington Park home,
he discovered 34 year old Bradley Soper standing in his
family's living room soaking wet, wearing a singlet, shorts and
no shoes.
Detective Chief Inspector Shane Woolbank has confirmed Mr
Schwartz then confronted the male intruder where a violent struggle
followed. As a result of the struggle, Soper collapsed to the
ground losing consciousness. Soper was held in a choke hold while
emergency services were being contacted by Mr Schwartz's wife.
Attempts of CPR by Mr Schwartz's neighbours and later by
paramedics were unsuccessful as Soper was unable to be revived.
