The families of Masoyi murder victims were disappointed today when the murder case against Julius Mndawe was postponed to January 10, 2020.
“Does this mean we have to spend another Christmas not having buried our loved ones? If the law can only help us to get the remains of our loved ones, we will be relieved,” said Erick Mona, who is still waiting to receive the remains of his niece, Noxolo Mdluli.
“I just felt like a loser. I felt like I failed to protect her, yet she trusted me so much as her uncle. I sometimes woke up in the middle of the night, very angry wishing to just shoot the suspect,” he said.
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Mona revealed how the incident has drained them physically and emotionally. “I don’t even have a chair in my house, because I had to borrow my sister’s chairs and kitchen equipment,” he said.
He added that neighbours and church members had been supporting his sister since the recovery of the remains in July.
“In our tradition, we prepare refreshments for mourners all this period. It has left us penniless,” he said.
Nester Sibiya, who is Banele Khoza Mdluli’s aunt, revealed that even though they received the remains of Khoza, the whole experience traumatised them a lot.
“Imagine receiving her remains in a transparent plastic bag. That was very traumatic and we never received any counselling from anyone,” she said.
Four bodies of human remains were exhumed from Mndawe’s home on July 14.
