According to reports, the ex-chief executive was found dead of a gunshot wound in South Africa

Markus Jooste was being investigated by police in connection with accounting fraud at multinational retailer Steinhoff. He was found dead of gunshot wound in South Africa, reports say. Markus Joosse was found with a gunshot wound to the head of Steinhoff, South Africa's largest-ever retailer.

Markus Jooste dies one day after being ordered to pay a $25m fine for accounting fraud in South Africa. He died of a gunshot wound in the head one day before he was ordered by the court to pay the fine. He was ordered to repay the money he earned in Poundland.

Markus Jooste dies one day after being ordered to pay a $25m fine for accounting fraud in South Africa. He died of a gunshot wound in the head one day before he was ordered by the court to pay the fine. He was ordered to repay the money he earned in Poundland.