BOY’S DEATH DURING INCWALA:

Lethumusa Ndlovu.

LOBAMBA – Relatives of Lethumusa Ndlovu, a 16-year old boy who died while attending the Incwala last month, are demanding answers from both the traditional authorities and police.

This comes after the police and soldiers, in a very strange setting, allegedly prevented the family from viewing Lethumusa’s corpse ahead of his burial.
He is said to have drowned after going for a swim with other warriors from KaLuhleko Royal Kraal when he joined others in cutting Lusekwane.
What further irks the family is that on top of allegedly being prevented from viewing the whole lifeless body of their son, they were forbidden from either touching or bathing it.

This, they said, makes them suspicious about the manner in which their son was said to have died.
donated
Also, they find it strange that police brought Lethumusa’s body already in a coffin which they claimed had been donated by traditional authorities.      

The boy was laid to rest at his mother’s place at Mbelebeleni outside Hlatikhulu town centre three weeks ago.
And that was after family were restricted to viewing only the face of the body.
Lethumusa is said to have disappeared and was later found dead inside a stream around Lobamba.

However, his relatives denied claims from police and traditional leaders that he died as result of drowning.
His mother Ruth Khumalo, though confirming that she lost her son, was reluctant to disclose further details on the matter.
“Who has told you about this matter? I have lost my son. Please go and write that I have said no comment. The child is mine,” she said while walking away.

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