Elon Musk's dad killed three men 'saving daughter from having head severed and boiled'

Daily Record

20-05-2025

Errol Musk, 79, killed intruders at one of his properties in Johannesburg and he said the consequences of not doing so could have been horrific for his daughter who was just six at the time
Elon Musk's father, Errol Musk, has recalled a harrowing incident where he shot and killed three men, claiming it was to prevent his daughter from being kidnapped, murdered and cannibalised.
In 1998, at one of his properties in Sandton, Johannesburg, Errol fatally shot intruders and has now revealed that they may have intended to kill his then six-year-old daughter, Ali, and gruesomely consume her body parts.
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The engineer and businessman had visited the rental property with Ali to inspect some painting work ahead of new tenants moving in.
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Errol recalled that at the time, carrying a weapon in Johannesburg was advisable, so he took his. 357 Magnum revolver, placing it out of reach before preparing a bath for his daughter.
Describing the chilling events that followed, he said: "I heard some noise up in the lounge. It was quite a big ranch style house and I went up to the lounge and in the lounge were, my memory is not entirely sure, but about seven or eight men."
With the lights on to examine the paintwork, Errol noticed one man who appeared more formally dressed than the others, wearing a jacket and tie.
Confronting the group, Errol asked "can I help you" while pondering how they had breached the electric fence encircling the property.
And elaborating on the harrowing ordeal during an appearance on the Anything Goes with James English podcast, he added: "He brought up his left arm, I presumed he wanted to shake hands, he had a black jacket on and I saw his hand come up, but then I saw the sparks come from his hands and he fired a weapon at me with his left hand more or less from the hip.
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"I probably ducked or dived or did something. For 20 years I did karate so I have reactions and I can react quite quickly. Anyway, I must have reacted, and the bullet went past me into a glass door which came crashing down.
"I ran down to the passage to get my gun, I went to the bathroom, grabbed my gun, and as they came down the passage, I took out the guy with the tie, the one who shot me to the head. And that bullet went into the chap behind him as well."
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He recalled a tense standoff before another assailant fired at him. He revealed how the shot was intended for his chest, yet it hit a folding door instead. Errol also returned fire, hitting the man in the hip, which turned out to be fatal.
He claimed that a total of 52 bullets were aimed at him, while he fired back just two shots, remarkably taking down three aggressors.
Having shot one attacker in the hip, the remainder of the intruders fled, allowing Errol and his daughter Ali, who had stayed close to him throughout the chaos, to make their escape through windows shattered by gunfire, before seeking assistance in the street.
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Initially charged with manslaughter, a man was acquitted on the grounds of self-defence. Reflecting on the terrifying home invasion, he offered a chilling account.
He remarked: "Well, I would have just been killed outright. Ali, they would have turned into muti, you know, they would have eaten her. It means if you eat a finger or something then you have luck for life, you know."
Elaborating on the grim details, he continued: "The police said to me that if they would have killed her, they would have used her for muti - it is medicine, witchcraft. Her head would have been dangling from a taxi mirror, they boil the head until it is shrunk, and they hang it from a taxi mirror."
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In the aftermath, Errol and his daughter sought counselling, where Ali was probed about her feelings towards the shooting. When asked why she seemed unaffected, she reportedly stated: "Well, my dad won."
Errol, who suffered hearing loss in one ear due to the gunfire, said they did not pursue further therapy sessions. He recognised, however, that the traumatic event left a lasting impression on Ali as her memories resurfaced.
He concluded: "She endured the whole thing stark naked for the next hour and a half as I carried her through the streets with no clothes on.
"She was just clung to me, six-years-old naked, her clothes were all in the bathroom. She was very good, she did not cry or scream or anything and we managed to get out into the garden away from the house and I was able to tell her, 'Just keep quiet, don't say anything, just lie flat.'"
Meanwhile, Tesla CEO Elon has previously been candid about his strained relationship with his father, revealing in his biography that he endured emotional abuse.