Family can't afford to bury murdered boy
2013-02-22 14:25
Johannesburg - The family of a teenage boy, shot and killed
by police during a protest in Sterkspruit, cannot afford to bury him, according
to report on Friday.
The Dispatch Online reported that the family had appealed to
both the police and the Sterkspruit Civic Association (SCA) to help pay for the
funeral, saying both were responsible for his death.
Nkosiyethu Mgoqi, 15, was shot dead on Friday afternoon last
week while returning with three friends from the protest.
"We don’t even have money to go to where his body is
kept," said his grandmother Nomzwandile Mgoqi.
She said the boy’s parents were unemployed and mentally
challenged and had not been seen at home for years. They were believed to be in
Elliot.
"The last time we saw him was when he was alive,
joining other residents who were going to the toyi-toyi. He never came
back."
SCA chairperson Mcebisi Mgojo said the association would do
everything possible to ensure Nkosiyethu was buried with dignity.
- SAPA
