Pietermaritzburg Son Refuses to Bury Father over Protection Order Dispute

Pietermaritzburg son refuses to bury father over protection order dispute

A Pietermaritzburg man has refused to collect his father’s body from a government mortuary, saying his father was absent and abusive. The man told Newzroom Afrika that they lived together, but a misunderstanding led his father to file a protection order against the family in early January, after which he moved out. The son said his father never obtained him a birth certificate, and he still does not have an ID. A Pietermaritzburg man refuses to…

He left me with nothing”: Pietermaritzburg son refuses to bury ‘dead beat’ father

A Pietermaritzburg man refuses to claim his father's body from a state mortuary, citing abandonment and lack of support, amid growing concerns of unclaimed corpses