TWO parents have described their heartache at having to live with children who have suffered physically and emotionally after being hit by cars in an accident allegedly caused by music star Molemo "Jub Jub" Maarohanye and his friend Themba Tshabalala
The parents fought back tears while testifying about the physical setbacks their children had to endure.
Parents Joel Mushwana and Martha Mlambo told the Protea magistrate's court that their sons still did not remember the accident. They said their children were still suffering from the injuries sustained on March 8 last year.
Prosecutor Raymond Mathenjwa said he would not call the victims - Fumani Mushwana and Frank Mlambo - because of medical reasons.
Maarohanye and Tshabalala face four charges of murder and two of attempted murder, driving under the influence and reckless and negligent driving. They were allegedly drag-racing when their cars ploughed into a group of schoolchildren in Soweto.
Mushwana was unable to hold back tears when he gave testimony.
He said: "He (Joel) still suffers from memory loss. For example, I can ask him to get me a glass of water and he goes to the fridge with a glass and then stares. When I call him again he reacts with shock and asks me to remind him what I had asked for."
Mushwana said his son had undergone extensive counselling before going back to school.
He explained the agony he and his wife went through soon after they arrived home from work and were told by "a boy" that their son was in an accident.
They rushed to the accident scene, then spent the night at the hospital.
Mushwana said when he asked about the condition of his son at Chris Hani-Baragwanath Academic Hospital, a doctor told him: "I do not know anything about a person's life. Only God knows, I cannot promise anything."
Mlambo said she only went to hospital at 8pm because she arrived home late from work. She only got to see her son in a vegetative state around 10pm. The next day she found out that he was being moved from the trauma unit to the intensive care unit.
"When he was discharged from hospital on May 20 last year, he could not eat, walk or talk on his own. He used nappies. I had to take care of him like a little baby," said Mlambo.
The trial was postponed to July 11.
Agony of parents after sons hit in Jub Jub crash
TWO parents have described their heartache at having to live with children who have suffered physically and emotionally after being hit by cars in an accident allegedly caused by music star Molemo "Jub Jub" Maarohanye and his friend Themba Tshabalala
The parents fought back tears while testifying about the physical setbacks their children had to endure.
Parents Joel Mushwana and Martha Mlambo told the Protea magistrate's court that their sons still did not remember the accident. They said their children were still suffering from the injuries sustained on March 8 last year.
Prosecutor Raymond Mathenjwa said he would not call the victims - Fumani Mushwana and Frank Mlambo - because of medical reasons.
Maarohanye and Tshabalala face four charges of murder and two of attempted murder, driving under the influence and reckless and negligent driving. They were allegedly drag-racing when their cars ploughed into a group of schoolchildren in Soweto.
Mushwana was unable to hold back tears when he gave testimony.
He said: "He (Joel) still suffers from memory loss. For example, I can ask him to get me a glass of water and he goes to the fridge with a glass and then stares. When I call him again he reacts with shock and asks me to remind him what I had asked for."
Mushwana said his son had undergone extensive counselling before going back to school.
He explained the agony he and his wife went through soon after they arrived home from work and were told by "a boy" that their son was in an accident.
They rushed to the accident scene, then spent the night at the hospital.
Mushwana said when he asked about the condition of his son at Chris Hani-Baragwanath Academic Hospital, a doctor told him: "I do not know anything about a person's life. Only God knows, I cannot promise anything."
Mlambo said she only went to hospital at 8pm because she arrived home late from work. She only got to see her son in a vegetative state around 10pm. The next day she found out that he was being moved from the trauma unit to the intensive care unit.
"When he was discharged from hospital on May 20 last year, he could not eat, walk or talk on his own. He used nappies. I had to take care of him like a little baby," said Mlambo.
The trial was postponed to July 11.
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