By Phumlani Saul
ON MONDAY morning two families went to Shweme and Shweme Funeral Parlour, demanding that they fix what happened at the funeral of Teregana Dyala (75) in Wentzel Park, Alexandria, near Port Alfred.
The wrong body was sent for burial twice.
After the DK news published a story about the funeral from hell, the family of Elsie Vulindlu (90) from Endlovini kasi in Bathurst realised they had buried the wrong body.
Gogo Teregana’s body is still missing.
Mabhaso Dyala (37) said: “We told them we want to bury our mum by Saturday.”
Cameron Titi, provincial chairman of the National Funeral Directors Association of South Africa, said: “Shweme and Shweme must take full responsibility for this problem. In most cases people are scared to look at the body of a person, while some families are strong enough to identify them. So it is an undertaker’s duty to make sure such mistakes do not occur.”
Police Captain Mali Govender said: “This is a civil matter. The families must get a lawyer to approach the magistrate so that the body can be exhumed.”
Monde Hedashe, the manager of Shweme and Shweme, did not answer his phone or respond to SMSes.
Photo by Mzwandile Bhefile
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