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[FILE IMAGE]: | Enyobeni tavern owner Vuyokazi Ndevu and her husband and operational manager Siyakhangela Ndevu have been found guilty of selling alcohol to a minor.
Enyobeni tavern owner, Siyakhangela Ndevu, is expected to take the stand on Wednesday at the Enyobeni Inquest sitting at Mdantsane Magistrates’ Court in East London.
The inquest is investigating who should be held liable for the death of the 21 teenagers at Enyobeni tavern in Scenary Park in 2022.
On Tuesday, Ndevu led the evidence of investigating officer Colonel Zingisa Majova who was part of the first team of investigators to examine the scene.
During Majova’s testimony, Ndevu questioned her about the role that parents played in the matter, arguing that Majova and her team should have held the parents responsible for gross negligence by allowing their children to go out of the house in the middle of the night.
“Everyday knowing children are drinking on the streets, I wake even at 12 o’clock and check them in their rooms. One other thing that happened, when the police went to report the incident to the families, other parents were drunk, not even (aware of) what was going on,” said Majova.
[WATCH] Families of the 21 victims of the Enyobeni Tavern tragedy have expressed frustration over delays in the inquest into the incident. Three years on, the victims were remembered at a candlelight memorial at St Peter’s Methodist Church in Scenery Park. pic.twitter.com/fYlZMHxgRr
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Meanwhile, June 26 marked the third-year anniversary of Enyobeni tragedy. Families say they are still unclear as to what the cause of the deaths were.
Enyobeni Tavern Tragedy | Families demand answers
