Mon May 20 04:22:39 SAST 2013

Hearse 'hijacked', coffin dumped

Jul 31, 2012 | Sibongile Mashaba Mpumalanga Correspondent | 69 comments

A BIZARRE scene greeted a grieving widow and her children when they woke up yesterday morning.

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Mon May 20 04:22:40 SAST 2013 ::
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Jul 31, 2012

MommaC

LOL
Poor dude. Can't even escape the family squabbles when he's dead.
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Jul 31, 2012

Memme

Family politics .....

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Jul 31, 2012

Mellow

Some families are just bloody selfish, fighting for a corpse? How embarrassing and you'd think its was time for them to bury hatchet haai vok
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Jul 31, 2012

Mokwepa

i did this back in 2008 to my other family....sometimes famalies ten to take advantge
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Jul 31, 2012

Mrazane

When will people understand that marriage is primarily between two people, a man is buried by his wife and a wife by her husband, as the family you may dislike your child's spouse but it does not take away that person's rights in terms of the law and before God. The bible says a man will leave his family and cleave to his wife so really now usile lo mama nabantwana bakhe ubangisa umakoti ipaycheck. Most probably eyakhe indoda yamo lahla now she is being a pest and pain to her sons and their wives.
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Jul 31, 2012

Kagawa

Look at the value of the gate is far above the coffin, so this lady she wanted to gain out of her former husband, now she deserve what she got. Good job guys.
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Jul 31, 2012

Galfrend

Kagawa - Really? What about the poor dead husband? Some mothers in laws kodwa? Can you imagine the pain of losing a husband and the family now has to hurt you even more?
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Jul 31, 2012

Chichi7

It is for this reason i will only marry an orphan. In-laws make life hard for a daughter in law and yet they usually fear the son in law.
There is nothing they can do if the man was still married to this woman. Their behaviour is extremely childish.
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Jul 31, 2012

SKIZOBANTWANA

ub'HLANYA bani mara kubantu abamnyama... Jeeeer this drives me against the wall indeed''
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Jul 31, 2012

papamasentlelebonolo

What proof do they have that they were divorced and his death was supposed to bring them together, hai and this is all for money nxa
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Jul 31, 2012

dimpho_4U

hee mara batho ba batso..tho,hai maan
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Jul 31, 2012

mfanomncane

Galfrend
Kagawa - Really? What about the poor dead husband? Some mothers in laws kodwa? Can you imagine the pain of losing a husband and the family now has to hurt you even more?

Which husband are you talking about, They devorced in 2010 now he is a former husband he is after something the did the right thing.
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Jul 31, 2012

Lehido

Why would you fight over a dead person?......stupid!
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Jul 31, 2012

mfanomncane

mfanomncane
Galfrend
Kagawa - Really? What about the poor dead husband? Some mothers in laws kodwa? Can you imagine the pain of losing a husband and the family now has to hurt you even more?

Which husband are you talking about, They devorced in 2010 now he is a former husband she is after something ,the family did the right thing
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Jul 31, 2012

dimpho_4U

A coffin in which Donicky Mokoena's husband Caiphus was to be buried in last weekend was at the gate of their home
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some people are psychotic tho...family feuds ...did it have to turn this ugly,i'm sure these are the results of that crazy uncle or aunt
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Jul 31, 2012

mathopeed

Im sure he left a lot of money for his wife and children, so they are JEALOUS because she is STUBBORN to provide them STIPEND. Eish. Black family problems.
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Jul 31, 2012

swona

there must be money involved, I have seen it happening as well, coming from the same region!
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Jul 31, 2012

Publc2

I am just curious to know where the man was working? (a doctor,a teacher,municipal manager,a businessman?)
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Jul 31, 2012

Chichi7

This is a simple case of wanting money. Money makes people do the strangest things. None of them have the right to do what they did and none of them even worked for that money
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Jul 31, 2012

candilious

Sad indeed some people are just born to be cruel jassass
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Jul 31, 2012

Kaylae

African men love separating from their wives without filing for divorce and according to law the wife has legal rights to bury the husband and squander his left estate because he didn't legally divorce.so the family take ukuhlukana as divorce kikikikiiiiiiii to be illiterate its a problem really.
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Jul 31, 2012

MGEEZ

People of the south, what has befallen you that you are this way??? Clearly something is wrong with you!!!
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Jul 31, 2012

Mara_Y

The fight is not about the burial but the benefits from the deceased estate. if the guy died poor this wouldn't happen. But the problem was with the dead man. As it looked like he walk out of the marriage without the necessary papers.
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Jul 31, 2012

2shy2call

Please donate it for a poor family.
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Jul 31, 2012

ntshware-ke-yawa

this is totally inhumane.Whatever their differences,the deceased's family should have respected the court 's ruling since the widow's lawyer (Vusi Mboweni) reports that his client (Mrs Mokoena =the widow) has won the case both in traditional and magistrate courts to bury her husband.No it's totally wrong what they did to her.
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Jul 31, 2012

Vakahina

Ja, these things happen.I 1993 the former wife of my uncle made sure my uncle bite the dust because he was about to go on pension.He had worked for one of the biggest company for the rest of his lyf, and she knew that should he go on pension whereas they are no longer husband and wife she won't benefit anything.Since they were no longer married and they were no longer staying together, but she was the firest one to discover his decomposing body where he was staying, some 90KMs away.Some women are heartless, maybe the family is right here
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Jul 31, 2012

MANDLESIVE

The was a taxi driver who was working for his mother and the woman is working at the local municipalty.
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Jul 31, 2012

shrink7

.....and kagawa only sees an expensive gate, according to his standards off-course
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Jul 31, 2012

malemaforpresident

Family circus eish that man wont sleep in peace
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Jul 31, 2012

Pheli-Marabi

Look at the SAPS.....as if they will do something .
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Jul 31, 2012

MANDLESIVE

Those people was not divorced but separeted with my understanding there were busy trying to build thre marriage. But the mother in law was not like his son wife.One mistake done by the wife she decide bury her husband behind there back , while there wainting the court decision on the 10 august .

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Jul 31, 2012

Nincompoop

SINS OF FATHERS. I APPEAL TO ALL MEN, LET'S BE BETTER GUARDIANS TO OUR FAMILIES, ESPECIALLY OUR CHILDREN, THIS WOULD NOT HAPPEN. IT'S JUST CRAZY NONSENSE...NXA.
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Jul 31, 2012

Tshikhokhonono

Even if they separated but not divorced, the wife still had a right to bury her husband. Let's respect the law and stop embarrassin ourselves. A lesson for us behind is to draft a will that doesnt speak to the division of our estates but also outlines what should happen to our dead bodies when the soul has departed.
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Jul 31, 2012

Lord-Have-Mercy

Lord Have Mercy!
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Jul 31, 2012

SWEETYK

@ All

Morning guys

@ Galfrend

Long time lala.
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Jul 31, 2012

JB$

God left Africa a long time ago
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Jul 31, 2012

JB$

God left Africa a long time ago & coming back is not one of his options
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Jul 31, 2012

SWEETYK

It's hurting, you know what they (family) can say what they like, if there is no divorce decree they must just forget. The court will find them guilty of kidnaping, cause it ruled that m0sadi a pate monna wa ge. Money Money Money.
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Jul 31, 2012

THEmadame2BBBEE

@JB$
God left Africa a long time ago & coming back is not one of his options
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jy is dronk.Kwaaaaaaaaaaaa
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Jul 31, 2012

JB$

The world is coming to an end
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Jul 31, 2012

Galfrend

mfanomcane - Whatever the case is,point is ,the poor man is not resting in peace.
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Jul 31, 2012

eisleben

It is amazing what people can do for money. It is purely about money. The next think you know it the uncles will be asking after their late brother's cars and houses. The late's kids will be stripped of everything that their father had saved for them. Some people just do not know when to leave people's things alone. Let them produce divorce papers to prove their point. Some relatives are just blood suckers. But then again, South Africa's mentality of entitlement is not far off. People don't want to work, they just want to grab what never belonged to them.
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Jul 31, 2012

SWEETYK

@ Galfrend

Hini mngani ihlombe eli bandayo nje why? (cold shoulder).
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Jul 31, 2012

SWEETYK

@ eisleben

O bosso mfana well said.
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Jul 31, 2012

THEmadame2BBBEE

@JB$
The world is coming to an end
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was sika son.Kwaaaaaaaaa, oh my god i think i like you
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Jul 31, 2012

Phuphethakatha

@Kagawa
Look at the value of the gate is far above the coffin, so this lady she wanted to gain out of her former husband, now she deserve what she got. Good job guys.
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Kwaaa, I am disappointed with you Kagawa. The value of any property must be above that of a coffin thats going to decompose underground. I prefer a tomato box material. You have a gate or wall cheaper than a coffin !!!
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Jul 31, 2012

Shenene

Mokwepa
i did this back in 2008 to my other family....sometimes famalies ten to take advantge
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i never thought i will come across a dev!l worshipper in this blog lol
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Jul 31, 2012

knobkirrie

obviously this has to do with the money. This is when the Coroner has to step in, as a representative of the govt, he/she should have taken charge of the body and buried it in a secret location. SA must be the only country in the world where people profit from Death, its embarrassing and totally disgusting
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Jul 31, 2012

Pheli-Marabi

the Coroner should have taken charge of the body
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look at the SAPS(picture).They are more surprised than the widow.

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Jul 31, 2012

Shredder

Kagawa
Look at the value of the gate is far above the coffin, so this lady she wanted to gain out of her former husband, now she deserve what she got. Good job guys.
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LOL. You are a nutcase. A coffin we'll be underground in a few days time and the gate will be there for a long time. So it makes sense for a gate to be more expensive.
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Jul 31, 2012

Galfrend

SweetyK - HAHAHAHAHAA SORRY my friend, It was nt my intention to give you a freezing shoulder,lol Im busy so I didnt see your comment. How are you my friend?
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Jul 31, 2012

Winilen

Sowetan where do you get these stories, are they from daily sun????
Feel sorry for the deceased!!!
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Jul 31, 2012

gumbeni

family issues sumtymes are stupid
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Jul 31, 2012

Msiphos00

MANDLESIVE
The was a taxi driver who was working for his mother and the woman is working at the local municipalty.
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MANDLESIVE
Those people was not divorced but separeted with my understanding there were busy trying to build thre marriage. But the mother in law was not like his son wife.One mistake done by the wife she decide bury her husband behind there back , while there wainting the court decision on the 10 august .
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Thanx for shedding a light with us Mandlesive I wish all this guys shooting here left right and centre could read your comments and build from there cos it seems you know these people

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Jul 31, 2012

Kekgethegile

JB$
God left Africa a long time ago & coming back is not one of his options
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THEmadame2BBBEE
jy is dronk.Kwaaaaaaaaaaaa
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Kwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. @JB$ I don't think God ever made a turn in Africa(lol)
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Jul 31, 2012

Deiza

Why bury someone you divorced if you are sincere, leave the dude to rest alone, his family should be given space to mourn.
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Jul 31, 2012

SWEETYK

@ Galfrend

Kikikikikikikikikikikikiki Ok frendo.
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Jul 31, 2012

MZOLYCTOH

MARA UYAGULA umamncane jst take over the funeral boy
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Jul 31, 2012

RobinH

Families at death are worse than hyenas. Luckily, of mine, I only have my kids.....
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Jul 31, 2012

KarlMarx1

Wena Galfrend o peipa motokwane! What about them hurting because they lost a son and a brother? That pain is more than just loosing a s*x partner, is about blood relations. Maybe she is the one who bewitched him, who knows...
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Jul 31, 2012

RobinH

KarlMarx: Don't insult your namesake by being such a reactionary fool.
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Jul 31, 2012

bizoro

JB$ Actualy god never came here (africa), he decided to send a white man to take care of you. Very sad for the wife.
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Jul 31, 2012

Mboweni

as wife's attorney i can confirm that they were still married, am in possession of the marital certificate. the matter is still pending in the High court, we are going for arguments on the 10th of august.
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Aug 1, 2012

Lendy

Lol Chichi Really now? is that the only thing you can say You cracking me up lol
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Aug 1, 2012

Lendy

@ JB$
lol you are so sick man lol hillarious
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Aug 1, 2012

Bhizarojiro

Poor dude is dead, they just embarrassing both families, shame

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Aug 1, 2012

MashMash

@ Kagawa- Why would you want to spend thousand on something that is going to be buried 6 feet under and eaten away by worms and maggots? really now. Fancy casket and after that bana ga ba na money for school fees, how silly. I hope he was heavily insured and she and the children are beneficiaries. His family must go and fly a kite

@ Chichi7 - How do you know none of them contributed anything? In today's day and age spouses should insure each other and take out funeral policies on their own and each other's lives. For all we know this dead man might have been an out of work leech who depended on his wife for absoultely everything, and on the other hand he could have been a proper head of the home who took care of all his family's (wife and children) needs.
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Aug 2, 2012

G-ruff

Lefatshe le apere dikwaekwae!
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Aug 2, 2012

SISJOY

Money is the problem, this thing happened to my younger sister. Her husband died and the in laws decided to take her out the house and share. Mother in was taking a house and brother in law was taking cars. The even used the deceased credit card 8 days after burial because the took it from my sister in the pretext that they are going to pay it. My sister was trusting them too much she thought they are helping her. At the end of month she was suprised to receive a statement from ABSA with the balance of R40 000 while husband left the card with the debt of R13 000. She opened a case and they were arrested. The hatred became worse.

They even went to the deceased' work to try and get the money but because she was in possession of Marriage Certificate she won everything and she came out of that house and she got her husband's money and she went back home where she built her own house.

The house they were fighting for is in the hands of the lawyers and it is going to be sold and the money will be shared amongst his children.
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