Teazers Police hunt Lolly Jackson's killer

Lauren Hess, News24 and Sapa

Johannesburg - Police were on Monday night hunting for the killer of Teazers boss Lolly Jackson, who was shot dead in a house in Kempton Park.

Ekurhuleni police spokesperson Tsholofele Madumo said the attack took place at about 21:00. He added that the killer or killers had fled in Jackson's Jeep Cherokee.

A man reportedly had called police to tell them that he'd shot Jackson. They went to Jackson's home in Edleen, Kempton Park and found his body. Police said there were no signs of a struggle.

The Teazers boss reportedly was shot 15 times, but police would not confirm that. 

By midnight, no arrest had been made.

When Jackson's wife arrived at the house, she collapsed, EWN reported. She was taken to an ambulance.

Teazers spokesperson, Sean Newman, says the news has hit them like a ton of bricks and he's asked for privacy, an EWN update on Twitter said.

Gauteng police spokesperson Eugene Opperman told Sapa that when police arrived at the house, it had been locked.

The police then summoned the owner of the house from his business to come and open the premises. Jackson's body was found inside.

"We cannot tell you whether he called from the same house because that will come out during the investigation," Opperman said.

"It is difficult to say if anything was taken from the house."

'King of Teaze'

The controversial and colourful Jackson who called himself: "The King of Teaze" in his autobiography grew up in South Africa though his early childhood was spent in the Congo, according to his website.

The site describes him as a "diverse and interesting man" who was "not afraid to take risks to succeed".

He started and ran a successful paving business and moved onto the Teazers empire soon after.

The site also describes him as "no stranger to controversy".

Jackson regularly appeared in the media - his controversial billboards advertising the strip clubs often raised eyebrows.

His penchant for fast cars also landed him in hot water with law enforcement agencies - he was caught travelling at 249km/h in his Lamborghini in 2005.

At the time, he said he was en-route to church. He was again caught speeding earlier this year.

Court cases

In 2008, he was cleared of fraud and immigration contraventions by the Edenvale Magistrate's Court.

Last year, he was again hauled before a court where he pleaded guilty to assaulting a former employee.

Last month, he appeared in the Randburg Court on charges of extortion, kidnapping, intimidation and crimen injuria. The case related to a fight with former stripper and Teazers dancer 23-year-old Yuliyana Moshorovs'ka and her boyfriend, Michael Kalymnios.

Despite the negative publicity he received, Jackson in February reportedly said that he was really a "good oke" who donated to charity.

"Many of his detractors would like you to focus on the negative publicity that follows him around, but those that know and love him will attest to the fact that often the story gets a little jumbled up based on what he does for a living," Jackson's website said.

- News24

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