South African actor, Patrick Shai had been confirmed dead by his family.

The actor made headlines few days ago after trolling Cassper Nyovest, though he apologized later.

The news of his death was announced on social media by Phil Mphela, and it was a shock to everyone. The veteran actor reportedly committed suicide in the garage, at his house in Dobsonville, Soweto on Saturday morning, 22nd of January.

Shai from Soweto has had a colourful TV acting career which spans more than 30 years.

Shai was in the spotlight this week after a video of him, challenging rapper Cassper Nyovest to a boxing match went viral. The video started circulating on social media early this week. In it, Shai is seen sitting inside a vehicle and seemingly inviting the rapper into a boxing match saying he wants to “bliksem” him.

He goes on to say that when he dies he wants his tombstone to be engraved with words “this is the man who beat up Cassper”. He ends the video by calling the rapper a “son of a b***h”. Shai has since issued an apology for insulting the rapper’s mother.

May he rest in peace.