Last respects paid to Phoenix triple murder victims
Three women who were laid to rest were killed in their home in a triple murder that rocked the community.
A collective sadness could be felt throughout the community of Phoenix as friends and family mourned the deaths of a mother and her two daughters.
Three caskets lined in a single file brought hundreds of mourning people – including close family members, community, and religious leaders – to say their final goodbyes to murdered mother and daughters, Jane (44), Denisha (22), and Rackelle (16) Govindsamy, at the Faith Revival Church in Phoenix on Saturday, reports Phoenix Sun.
Family and friends pay their last respects to the victims.
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On September 21, a mother and her two daughters were found brutally murdered at their Longcroft home.
A 45-year-old man, reportedly known to the family, was traced and apprehended after the incident and appeared in court on September 25. His formal bail application at Verulam Magistrate’s Court is on Wednesday.
Scores of people had come to pay their final respects to the mother and her children. Neighbours, friends, community members, and leaders felt a sense of loss in their hearts.
Sagren Govindsamy, the surviving father, and his family members sat alongside the caskets, their faces awash with grief, and sobbing as mourners bid farewell to the deceased.
Sagren Govindsamy, the surviving father, and his family members sat alongside the caskets, their faces awash with grief, and sobbing as mourners bid farewell to the deceased.
Rackelle was honoured by her fellow pupils of Rydalpark Secondary School and her best friend, Kameel Naidoo, who described the unicorn loving youth as a truly beautiful soul. Denisha’s fiancé, Macaelin Padayachee, was devastated by her loss.
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