Guesthouse hosts love to share stories of terrible guests, ranging from ridiculous requests through to causing extensive damage.

Sadly those pale in comparison against the accusations against Lakeside resident Patrick Johannes’ guests.

The 59-year-old guesthouse owner (pictured below) was murdered in his Bunker Road home this weekend, and fingers are being pointed at his most recent guests.

IOL reports:

It is alleged the suspects are two guests who had been evicted for bad behaviour. According to a source, the suspects came back, broke into the house and killed him.

According to police, the suspects gained entry to the residence by forcing a window open.

At this point, a computer monitor and two televisions are the only items that have been confirmed to be stolen. It is unclear what else was taken.

His brother, Edward Johannes, told the Cape Times on Sunday that the day before his death he had hosted guests who got “out of hand” but said that the family was unsure of the details of the attack.

“My brother’s guest house was broken into in the early hours of Saturday morning.

“What transpired, we are not sure, but he was attacked and killed. There were other people in the house at the time, a foreign couple.

“When I got to the scene, they were already being questioned as part of police investigations. Police couldn’t give us any details,” he said.

Patrick had listed his guesthouse on a number of hosting services, including Airbnb and booking.com. Airbnb confirmed that no recent booking had been made through their site for the guesthouse in question.

The Citizen reports that Patrick was shot and stabbed six times, and “the crime was reported by two guests – one German and one Spanish national – who were asleep at the time of the robbery and locked themselves in their room when they heard gunshots being fired”.

Patrick’s family are still in shock about their loss:

Edward said: “He was always there for people. He was a pillar of strength for his family and community. He was a kind, gentle human being.

“Not just for me, but he was my go-to guy. He was there for everyone. He was an exceptional human being.”

Police have requested that anyone with information should contact the investigating officer, Warrant Officer E Ganz, on 082 522 1809.

[source:iol&citizen]