South African Woman Cries After Son Mistaken as Foreigner, Killed During Anti-Immigrant Unrest
A heartbroken South African woman in Limpopo is pleading for financial help after her 19-year-old son, Nhlamulo Sambo, was fatally stabbed during xenophobic unrest on May 31.
The incident took place at Mossel Bay, in South Africa’s Western Cape.
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Briefly news reported that he was a South African citizen from Giyani who was mistaken for a foreigner.
Patricia Sambo, his mother, shared a desperate plea on social media, saying she could not afford to transport her son’s body from Mossel Bay back to Limpopo for burial.
She is unemployed and has been left scrambling to cover costs while grieving a child she never imagined burying this way.
His sister confirmed that Nhlamulo was attacked during the violent riots that tore through KwaNonqaba and Asla Park in Mossel Bay.
The deceased’s family has said Nhlamulo’s death was not just a crime but a case of deadly mistaken identity fuelled by hate
Source: YEN.com.gh
