Young mum, parents lose Covid-19 battle within hours of each other
Devastating news of another daughter and her parents lost due to Covid-19, was shared on social media.
A young Pretoria mother, as well as her parents, lost their battle against Covid-19 this week.
Barely a day after 28-year-old Roelandi Botha passed away, both her parents Koos and Ansie lost their lives as well.
The devastating news was shared on the Facebook-page: “In memory of those we lost due to Covid”.
Messages of condolences and prayers to the family streamed in on social media.
Roelandi, or Lali as she was best known, was a former learner at Hoërskool Montana and the mother of a baby girl.
Both she and her parents tested positive for Covid-19 last month.
The family did not immediately wish to speak to the media and said the pain of losing three family members was too hard to bear.
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