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DISTRAUGHT: Mphephu M aluleke in the room where her son was shot dead. PHOTO: BENSON NTLEMO

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Raymond Shavana, 21, of Section D in Malamulele township, was shot once in the stomach while lying in bed on Tuesday night.

His shocked mother, Mphephu Joyce Maluleke, said she was unaware of any enemies her son might have had.

Her son, she said, was just a week from writing his matric examinations, which start next Monday. "He used to come home from afternoon studies, go into his room to read and then call it a day," she said.

She said that day he spent some time with her until 9pm before he went to his room.

"He said he was going to sleep since he wanted to wake up early to study."

She said she also went to sleep and was woken up by him screaming that he had been shot. She later went to the neighbours who helped her call the police.

When the police and ambulance arrived, he was already dead.

He was the only one in the family of five children who had gone as far as Grade 12.

"He used to joke that he would make my life better," said the mother, who worked as a domestic in Mangondi, outside Thohoyandou, until she decided to return home because of ill health.

When Sowetan visited the family local ward councillor Lazarus Baloyi and Elias Chavalala, who heads disaster management at the Thulamela municipality, were with the family.

A teacher at EPP High said of Raymond: "We knew him as an ordinary, good pupil".

No arrests have been made yet.

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Thu Jun 20 01:21:51 SAST 2013 ::

Oct 21, 2011

Pointman

Makes you so mad when you see stories like this.When our school kids are not safe - kidnappings, murder, rape you know our society is in trouble. Governments response will be to spend another R100m on security for the elites.
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Oct 21, 2011

webcaddler

South Africa 4 you...breeding and protecting more criminals en killing all the future leaders. even if they catch those culprit tomorrow they r off on bail. our justice totally useless...we are truely seeking protection from god now....
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Oct 21, 2011

Floccino

@webcaddler, I support you for that statement and I hope that police will successfully do their Job and arrest the criminal, Its really sad.
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Oct 21, 2011

lamelooser

21 in grade 12....he does not often wake up early to study.

Kwakkwakwkak
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Oct 21, 2011

JUBJUB

Some people are so cruel,May his soul rest in peace.
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Oct 21, 2011

Sopo

Very sad indeed,to think gore the lazy police won't do their job,eish we are not safe @ all.Shame,ROBALA KA KAGISO NGWANA MODIMO.
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Oct 21, 2011

lamelooser

described her son as "a peaceful" person who only enjoyed listening to the radio, reading, watching TV and selling some TIK on the side to pay for TV licence, which is the right things to do.
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Oct 21, 2011

Lopoloplo

This boy was somehow a skelm and hiding this from his mother.I know how boys behave,before their parents they are good kids but those who know them are his friends.You reap what you sow.
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Oct 21, 2011

Reyataz

Lopoloplo, I also wonder how people can just come and shoot an innocent kid out of the blue, is some sleepy region of the country where nothing (of note) ever happens.
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Oct 21, 2011

Punkies

So now Limpopo people have upgraded. They no longer use lightning to eliminate the enemy...they shoot to k**ll..sjooo! I wonder what really happened.
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