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Free State Premier MaQueen Letsoha-Mathae and Deputy Police Minister, Cassel Mathale at the funeral service of Constable Keamogetswe Buys
Free State Premier MaQueen Letsoha-Mathae says she hopes the assistance of the Provincial Government helped ease the pain of the three police constables’ bereaved families.
The bodies of the constables were retrieved from the Hennops River in Centurion, Pretoria, last month.
Letsoha-Mathae was speaking ahead of the funeral service of Constable Keamogetswe Buys at the Grassland Community Hall in Bloemfontein on Saturday.
“Even from the family itself, it was emotional, there were a lot of questions and we had to support them. Difficult as it was, but we had to be there as the provincial government and give them support.”
Letsoha-Mathae says, “So far, I think the families are a bit calm. The uncle at yesterday’s funeral stood up, saying it was not easy, but you made it easy. So those consultations, those engagements, being with them, living amongst them, I really think helped ease the pain that these families were going through.”
Speaking outside of the deceased’s home, Buys’ aunt-in-law, Nthabiseng Mokhontoane says it is a sad day for them as they will bury their loved one.
She says in their tradition, they would be expected to welcome her as their daughter-in-law and dress her in their traditional attire to welcome her home.
However, Mokhontoane says that at this moment, they are waiting for her to be laid to rest, which is something rather painful to them as a family.
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