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SHAME: Donicky Mokoena wanted to bury her husband Caiphus Mokoena in this coffin, but her in-laws allegedly hijacked the hearse carrying his body and buried him somewhere else. Mokoena says she has decided not to exhume Caiphus's body. PHOTO: SIBONGILE MASHABA

Donicky Mokoena said her husband's mother and his brothers hijacked the hearse carrying his body on July 28 and took it to Mshandza village, near Hazyview, in Mpumalanga. Mokoena's eldest son Senzo, 21, was allegedly assaulted during the incident.

On July 30, Mokoena and her children woke up to a bizarre scene. They found the coffin in which her husband, Caiphus Mokoena, was to be buried at the gate of their home.

On Sunday, Mokoena said she had decided not to have the body exhumed.

"I could have the body exhumed. It is my right to do so because I am his wife, but I do not want to do that. I am doing this for my children and for myself.

"We have suffered. We have cried. We have had enough.

"We do not know where he has been buried, but I heard he was buried in his mother's yard. My children and I won't be able to visit his grave."

Caiphus died in a car accident on July 8. He was a taxi driver and had been living with his mother since 2010 after he was involved in an accident. His wife said before her husband died, he had promised to return home.

She was granted rights to bury her husband by Ngodwana Magistrate's Court and Masoyi Traditional Court. However, her husband's family approached the Pretoria High Court.

The matter was set to be heard on Friday.

Caiphus' cousin, Caners Nyundu, earlier said the couple were divorced in 2010, but Mokoena's lawyer, Vusi Shongwe, said his client was still married to Caiphus at the time of his death.

- mashabas@sowetan.co.za

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Aug 14, 2012

golly459

Let him rest in peace please.
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Aug 14, 2012

Chichi7

This woman has taken a mature way of dealing with matters, that is always the best way. The man is dead and it don't matter where he is buried.
The family has issues and extremely childish in the way they deal with matters.
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Aug 14, 2012

PUPU

Father in the name of JESUS this world need you i pray that people may realise that you are the only
solution to their work,marriage,and family problems i command all evil spirit to go away in the name of
JESUS LORD.
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Aug 14, 2012

golly459

@PUPU
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AMEN st8t. eix!!!
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Aug 14, 2012

Kaylae

You have showed your maturity og woman,keep it up.as for your m0nster-inlaw let her do whatever she see fit with her son
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Aug 14, 2012

Papage

That is why a hate some Black families, they always think the worse of your wife, but agreed that you marry her, the Bible clearly says, once you are married you are one, go leave away from your families, start your own and never allow anybody to come between you. I will never ever marry, rather donate my monies to the SPCA when I die.
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Aug 14, 2012

DIKENKENG

YES Kaylae you are right let her be the bigger person by not exhuming his body.USHILO UTHIXO WATHI you shall reap what you saw.May his soul rest in peace
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Aug 14, 2012

TDK

How much does the exhumation cost?
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Aug 14, 2012

Daddylevi1*

indeed what a mature and dignified decision this mother took, for the sake of peace and harmony, and for her kids. may God bless and strengthen u. as for the mother in law God is watching and u will get your reward. i dont understand why families like poking their noses in affairs that have nothing to do with them. he was married to this lady, even if they were in the middle of the divorce, it was not yet final and legally she was still his wife...knowledge is power!!!
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Aug 14, 2012

thabiso992000

Children tend to site wiith their mothers at home, why, when he was involved in an accident was he cared by his mother and brothers but when he die she wants to burry him, do Taxi Drivers take out life policies anyway HHHHHmMMM somebody tell me
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