IT has been a few days since Siphiwe Moloi (11) died, and there's no plan on how the little one will be buried.
The Moloi family in Mofolo, Soweto, requests community members to join hands and help them bury their son.
Siphiwe died after drowning at a Joburg Water contractors' site on Sunday 27 August, at about 10am.
Siphiwe's mother, Patience Moloi, told Daily Sun that their son is still under government mortuary for postmortem purposes.
"We are glad that Johannesburg Water will buy what they can towards the funeral, but now the issue is we don't have a way forward on how to bury my son.
"Time is ticking, and my son is lying in that cold place. He must be wondering what's causing the delay in taking him to his final resting place," she said.
Patience added that her heart is heavy, and she needs support from the community to send her son to his final resting place with dignity since she is not working.
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"I am not working, and I am a sickly person. I need help because my son's burial is at a standstill because I do not have money," she added.
The devastated mum said this ordeal also affected the school children who were friends with her son and needed counselling for comfort and closure.
"My son was not at fault. That place should have been secured so that children could play far away from it," she said.
Patience said her son's case is allegedly not taken seriously because she is not rich or well-known.
"I want justice. I need to know why that place was not secured. The police must investigate," she added.
Amahle Moloi, an aunt to the deceased, said they couldn't even plan a memorial service since they still do not know how they will bury him.
Police spokeswoman Colonel Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi said police have opened an inquest docket for further investigations.
