Emotional farewell for young Fency Khorommbi

Women were urged to be responsible parents and take care of their children.

“Our government makes provision to take care of poor children by giving them child support grants. We are worried to find out that some mothers are neglecting their children, whereas they are responsible for caring for their children,” said the former MEC for safety, security and liaison and now the chairperson of  the ANC Women’s League in the Vhembe region, Ms Florence Radzilani.

Radzilani was speaking after the emotional burial of the three-year-old Vhuthuhawe (Fency) Khorommbi, who was buried at Mulodi cemetery outside Mutale last Thursday. Villagers from Mulodi, Thengwe and surrounding villages, such as Phalama, and some pupils from the Mulodi Community Crèche attended the event.

Fency was allegedly killed by her mother about a week ago. Her mother, Lutendo, was denied bail during her first appearance in the Mutale Magistrate's Court last Monday.

Vhuthuhawe was discovered dead, her body wrapped in a blanket and plastic after communities in Mulodi, Thengwe and surrounding villagers participated in a frantic search for her.

The principal of the Mulodi Community Crèche, Ms Agnes Mmbengeni, said they were deeply saddened by Vhuthuhawe’s death as she was a cheerful little girl who played happily with the other children.

Family spokesperson Avhashoni Netshikweta said they had accepted what had happened, but they were worried about rumours that the little girl had been ritually murdered. “We don’t know where they got this information because the deceased girl’s body parts were all found intact.”

News - Date: 06 February 2015

Silas Nduvheni

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