A family insider, who requested anonymity, said a
misunderstanding broke out after the late Mthokozisi Ndlovu’s family members
were handed a wrong body by Falakhe Funeral Services officials.
“On Tuesday at around 8am, we left for Falakhe funeral
parlour to take the body of our late relative Mthokozisi Ndlovu (34), who had
died last week at Thorngrove hospital, for burial at Luveve Cemetery.
“But we were surprised to see the funeral parlour officials
seeming to be too busy and dashing about. After about 20 minutes of waiting,
one of our relatives approached the official, who told him to wait for some
minutes,” said the insider.
A family member, who only identified herself as MaMpo, said
an official approached them and explained that they had given their dearly
departed’s body to the wrong family.
“The official told us that one of their drivers collected
the deceased’s body and it happened that he went off duty for two days,
resulting in another driver giving the Brunapeg family Mthokozisi’s body,” she
said.
The insider said they had to report the matter to the
police and took the body of the family in Plumtree.
“We had to go and engage the family with the help of
Falakhe Parlour and they agreed to exhume Mthokozisi’s body so that we bury it
here in Bulawayo,” said the source.
The source added: “We buried Mthokozisi at Luveve Cemetery
yesterday (Thursday).”Bulawayo police spokesperson Inspector Abednico Ncube
confirmed the body mix-up saga. “I confirm we received a case where a body was
swapped with another body resulting in one family burying a wrong body. The
Bulawayo-based family had to travel to Plumtree to exhume the body for burial
at Luveve Cemetery. It is important to do body viewing, at least one relative
who knows the deceased.” B Metro
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