Inquest
Police spokesman Sergeant Wesley Twigg said Lingelethu West police registered an inquest for investigation.
According to a resident, the Fire and Rescue Services allegedly could not get to the deceased in time because the wall was blocking them.
The source says: “If we had the necessary sanitation then it would not have been necessary for the deceased to make a hole. The rescue team had to get a smaller vehicle because the vehicle they came with could not enter through the space. This was our worst fear and it took someone to die for the City to wake up.”
Jermaine Carelse, spokesperson for the City’s Fire & Rescue Service refuted the allegations saying: “There were two men digging the hole. The one escaped unscathed.
“By the time we reached…
