She knew he was a thieving druggie but identifying her grandson's corpse was the hardest thing this grandmother has ever had to do.
The teen's lifeless body was dumped on Monwabisi beach after he was allegedly abducted and killed for stealing in his area.
The lonely stretch of beach is a notorious dumping spot for corpses and cops regularly patrol the shore.
Harare police spokeswoman Nosiphiwo Mtengwane says a case of murder has been opened for Monde Malgas' murder and one suspect is already in custody.
"One suspect was arrested on charges of kidnapping and murder," says Mtengwane.
Monde's grandmother Miriam Malgas, 56, says a man came to their house in Makhaya, Khayelitsha, to look for Monde, 16, last week but the teen wasn't at home.
"He told me that a lady who lives in the area sent him to tell us Monde had stolen a DVD player and an amplifier from her house," she says.
The teen's devastated family admit he was a drug addict and had been involved in crime before.
Miriam says the most painful thing about losing her grandson is the fact that he was starting to mend his ways.
"He [Monde] did a lot of things wrong, but he was starting to change because he had even started going to church," she says.
The family says Monde was tortured by being strangled with a chain before he was eventually murdered and dumped on the beach on Thursday.
The teen's mother Linda Malgas, 35, says they aren't sure what exactly Monde died of.
"The woman denies sending someone to our house," says Linda.
"Witnesses say Monde was picked up and put in a car by three men and he had chains round his neck."
Linda says her son couldn't even explain himself because the chains were choking him.
Last year Niezaam Abrahams' burnt body and car were found at Monwabisi beach.
He had to be identified by his gold teeth.
- Daily Voice
The teen's lifeless body was dumped on Monwabisi beach after he was allegedly abducted and killed for stealing in his area.
The lonely stretch of beach is a notorious dumping spot for corpses and cops regularly patrol the shore.
Harare police spokeswoman Nosiphiwo Mtengwane says a case of murder has been opened for Monde Malgas' murder and one suspect is already in custody.
"One suspect was arrested on charges of kidnapping and murder," says Mtengwane.
Monde's grandmother Miriam Malgas, 56, says a man came to their house in Makhaya, Khayelitsha, to look for Monde, 16, last week but the teen wasn't at home.
"He told me that a lady who lives in the area sent him to tell us Monde had stolen a DVD player and an amplifier from her house," she says.
The teen's devastated family admit he was a drug addict and had been involved in crime before.
Miriam says the most painful thing about losing her grandson is the fact that he was starting to mend his ways.
"He [Monde] did a lot of things wrong, but he was starting to change because he had even started going to church," she says.
The family says Monde was tortured by being strangled with a chain before he was eventually murdered and dumped on the beach on Thursday.
The teen's mother Linda Malgas, 35, says they aren't sure what exactly Monde died of.
"The woman denies sending someone to our house," says Linda.
"Witnesses say Monde was picked up and put in a car by three men and he had chains round his neck."
Linda says her son couldn't even explain himself because the chains were choking him.
Last year Niezaam Abrahams' burnt body and car were found at Monwabisi beach.
He had to be identified by his gold teeth.
- Daily Voice
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