Jukskei tragedy: 'He did not want to kill people,' says AWOL pastor's wife who fears for her life, 'I am not safe... I am afraid they want to kill me'.
JOHANNESBURG - The wife of the pastor whose congregants drowned during a baptism ceremony in the Jukskei River spoke out for the first time since the tragedy.
Approximately 30 worshipers who gathered at the river were swept away by a strong water current during the ceremony during the weekend. “He worked for the Lord. He did not want to kill people… If you needed a job, if you had problems in your family, he would fix them.”
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