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Motjeka Madisha’s family has strongly criticized the South African Police Services (SAPS) and the government morgue for the chaotic handling of the defenders’ DNA and post-mortem tests.
The 25-year-old former defender of the Mamelodi Sundowns and Bafana Bafana from the village of Ga-Madisha in Zebediela, was killed when the vehicle he was riding in crashed into a steel pole in damp conditions and burst into flames near Kempton Park Sunday morning.
Speaking to TimesLive on Saturday morning, family spokeswoman Fani Tsela said the family is disappointed with the way the police and pathology services handled the process of conducting DNA and post-mortem tests.
“The trauma the family has gone through was combined with the poor cooperation of the South African Police Services (SAPS) in Sebenza and the government mortuary in Germiston,” Tsela said.
“We don’t get the cooperation of the police or the government morgue and we don’t know if it’s incompetence, negligence or what. When we went to see the pathology services in Germiston earlier in the week, we discovered that they did not do an autopsy and they pointed the finger at the police. The police also pointed the finger at pathology services.
“An autopsy must be done and after that there must be DNA tests because when we got to the morgue we couldn’t identify his body as a family. We were unable to identify his body due to the nature of the accident. “
Tsela went on to say that the family cannot go ahead and make funeral arrangements before they have the autopsy and DNA results.
“The only thing left is the DNA and post mortem results because they will help us find closure as a family. They will also help us inform the public about funeral arrangements; As it stands, you can’t talk about funeral arrangements without autopsy and DNA results.
“Around noon on Friday, we got a call from the investigating officer who told us that post-mortem and DNA tests had been done and that we were waiting for those results. This was only on Friday and you have to remember that the accident happened on Sunday. This means that for the whole week ‚someone did not take responsibility until yesterday.
“Our fear as a family is that it may happen that a long time goes by without the results because someone somewhere does not take responsibility for doing their work. We have no idea when the DNA and autopsy results will be available to us as a family. As you can imagine, the last few days have been extremely difficult for the family.
It is unclear if Madisha was driving the car as one person was thrown out while the other, who has yet to be identified, was trapped inside the burning car.
Gauteng police spokesman Gauteng Brigadier Mathapelo told the TimesLive on Saturday morning that the police have contacted Madisha’s family, updating them on the progress of the DNA tests.
“SAPS is not free to give updates on investigations / cases to third parties, including the media,” he said.
“However, we can confirm that the investigating officer assigned to the case is following the due processes and procedures for the completion of the DNA examination, and that he has been in contact with the family of the deceased, updating the family on the progress of this case.” .
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