CAPE TOWN IN SHOCK OVER CLUB OWNER MURDER
Cape Town’s gay community is in shock over the murder of Bruno Bronn (50), the owner of popular gay clubs Bronx and Navigaytion.
Social networks were abuzz with news of his death yesterday after Bronn’s body was discovered at his Sea Point home by a domestic worker on Tuesday morning.
According to police, he had marks around his neck suggesting that he was strangled, although the cause of death is unconfirmed.
“He was found lying on his back on the floor, with his hands tied with tape in front of him,” police spokesperson Warrant Officer November Filander told The Times.
“The motive for the murder is still unknown and no arrests have been made,” he said.
There have been reports that Bronn’s body was mutilated but this has not been confirmed.
There are also rumours that there are suspects in the murder and that police are looking for two men.
According to EWN, a neighbour reported hearing a commotion from Bronn’s house on Monday night.
Navigaytion DJ Dawid Human told the Cape Times that Bronn was scared and traumatised because someone was harassing him. “I think I know who it is but I can’t say,” Human was quoted as saying.
Hundreds of messages of condolences expressing shock and sadness at Bronn’s death have been posted on Facebook.
“I am at a loss for words. I know there is nothing for me to say that will make the loss of our dear friend and boss easier,” wrote popular DJ and Navigaytion manager Ari Nitzan on the Navigaytion page.
“Bruno was a kind-hearted person. I was a target of his kindness and generosity. I am deeply saddened by the loss we all share. He was a very lonely person since his partner died, at least now they will be together and he won’t be lonely. He is finally getting some rest now. He feels no pain because he is in a better place,” added Nitzan.
Located in Green Point’s gay village area, Bronx bar and the Navigaytion club above it have been among the most popular gay nightclubbing venues in the city for years.
The venues were recently closed down as the building they are located in is set to be torn down and redeveloped.
No matter who says what, it WILL come out that drugs played a roll here. The gay scene in Cape Town are rotten with drugs. It is a KNOWN FACT that Bruno and his bf who passed away had it BIIIGGGG time with drugs and orgies. I knew both so I talk about first hand experience. You guys do not want to listen and most of you druggies will go the same way!
I’m not sure I understand your point exactly, Douw are you saying that the continued prohibition of drugs, which forces otherwise law-abiding citizens who believe they should be responsible for what goes into their own bodies to consort with dangerous criminals who have no respect for life, law or order is a GOOD thing or a BAD thing?
oh, please! these “otherwise law-abiding citizens” you are referring to CHOOSE to put money in the hands of those “dangerous criminals who have no respect for life”.
Are you suggesting that he deserved to die because he might have been involved in the drug scene or had orgies? Was this his ‘just deserts” then? You are rather twisted sir – and sorry excuse for a human being.
I think what Douw is saying is that if you play with fire you get burnt.
Sam is correct. What I mean is drugs are involved in most of these murders where we allow strangers into our homes, give them drugs, then the sex turns into murder. Within hours after my previous post, the first reports were published in mainstream media where friends of the victim tell us of a web of drugs and sex……The serial gay killings we are reading about have the same patern…..80% of these victims are druggies……and the all die a violent death. Whereever drugs are involved, one will find theft, robbery, murder etc etc
i am truly saddened by this. who should be left to die like this? weather you are a druggie or not, i dont care. This guy was a kind person and by the sounds of things died an awful death. I am truly sorry for the people who he left behind. Death is bad enough as it is but this is a traumatic incident, which adds so much more to the grief of those who cared… just my 2 cents worth
You guys are inconsiderate…. A man has died, I’m sure he was someone’s brother or son… Please respect his family at least, because you obviously don’t respect him… A life is lost doesn’t that count for anything? If you were to die, would you want someone to are you dirty laundry? And those who claim to know him, I’m sure that he regarded you as a friend at some stage…. With friends like you… Who needs enemies….