Johannesburg – Choreographer, and radio personality Somizi Mhlongo is planning to buy a coffin for the teenager who was allegedly kidnapped after stealing from a local tavern if DNA test results rule that the badly decomposed body recovered at the Newtown River in Tongaat, north of Durban, is Bobo’s.
The body was found chopped and burnt at the river on Friday.
Angry and hurt about what happened to the teenager, Somizi took to Instagram to reveal that he had spoken to Bobo’s mother, who is yet to decide when the burial will take place. Somizi has pledged to buy a coffin for Bobo and asked people to do their bit to help the grieving family.
“Just spoke to Bobo’s mom. She is waiting for results from the lab to say for sure that the burnt and mutilated body is her son. Then they can decide when the burial will be.
“In the meantime, please assist with whatever amount. I’ll cover coffin. Whatever you can afford to help with,” Somizi said.
Bobo’s aunt, Mpilo Ngidi said the situation is traumatising for the family.
“We are now waiting for the police to complete the DNA process. We last saw him [Bobo] on Tuesday last week when he came home to brush his teeth. He had spent the better part of the day with his friends. He was not a talkative person and he did not say anything when he left,” said Ngidi.
