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Former Steinhoff CEO Markus Jooste. (Netwerk24)
Former Steinhoff CEO Markus Jooste. (Netwerk24)

A thin layer of sand collected from Kwaaiwater beach in Hermanus marked the spot where beleaguered former Steinhoff CEO Markus Jooste ended his own life on Thursday.

On Friday, only two streaks of blood remained on rocks behind where he would have sat.

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