The family of the late Pheta Molonyana, one of the two victims who were allegedly shot and killed during the unrest in Tembisa on Monday, wants justice. The 42-year-old died in his work gear
Family spokesperson Boitumelo Sekonyane told City Press that Molonyana died in his work gear.“My brother was coming from work. He was a local welder who had a welding business in his garage, where he employed six people, including his brothers who were struggling to find work. He was met by tragedy coming from work and was shot by a white metro police officer.
“The community called his mother to tell her that her son had been shot and was lying on the floor. My aunt came and asked the metro police officer ‘are you the one who shot my son?’ and the officer responded ‘ek het hom ge skit’ . When he drove off in a police nyala, he attempted to run over the mother of the deceased,” Sekonyane narrated how her brother died.
“When these white police officers come into our neighbourhoods, the first thing they see is a black person and automatically in their eyes, we are criminals, monsters, thugs and represent an illiterate society.”