A traumatised mother, who lost her son in a fire on Sunday, says she made a shocking discovery when she found his feet in the bed where he died.
Cape Town - A traumatised mother, who lost her son in a fire on Sunday, says she made a shocking discovery on Monday when she found his feet in the bed where he died.
The City’s Fire and Rescue Services spokesperson, Jermain Carelse, confirms the fire was extinguished by 2am, but referred queries about the remains left behind to the Western Cape Health Department.“The response comprised of three fire engines, two water tankers, a rescue vehicle and 21 staff members,” he says.
Lithemba was in Grade 1, and the youngest of four children; he has a 13-year-old brother and two sisters, aged 20 and 23.“I am not OK. I do not know how to feel. I need counselling, my children are all traumatised, but we are not by the means to pay for counselling,” the heartbroken mother sobbed.
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