GALLERY: Mothers don’t raise children to be criminal
Moferi's seeks help to heal wounds of her arrested boys.
A MOTHER of two lives in despair and in distress as she misses her beloved children.
Sindisiwe Moferi from Springbok informal settlement said since her two boys, aged 18 and 22, were arrested and her health has been compromised.
The 46-year-old mother told the COURIER she has been having sleepless nights and gut-wrenching thoughts.
She said her boys used to make her laugh and when she saw them her day just got brightened up.
She knew when things didn’t go the way she wanted, on any given day, she would confide in them and they will cheer her up and motivate her to keep going strong.
But since their arrest her life has a taken drastic turn as she now only goes outside when she needs a toilet and get grant money.
“I can’t even talk to my neighbors because if I see their children it opens a gash which I believe won’t heal anytime soon.
“People have come to support me but they won’t close that gap of being without my boys,” said a crying Moferi.
During the COURIER’s visit she was still in her bed and she revealed this is what she does the entire day – sleeping and meditating about her sons.
“I don’t see myself enjoying life the way I used too. Sleep has been my daily routine. I only wake up to open for my husband when he returns from work,” she added.
She’s unemployed and she relies on her husband for financial support. She claimed that because of her broken heart she just don’t feel up to it to go job hunting.
She stated seeing her boys getting arrested was heartbreaking but she doesn’t support what they did.
Moferi divulged her husband is dealing with this matter in another way.
The boys’ crime
Moferi’s boys were arrested for stealing clothes and trespassing respectively [sentencing information withheld].
She said what they did was wrong and she sends her apologies to the victims.
“As a parent, you don’t raise a child to go and bother other people or steal from them.
“I didn’t even attend any of their court cases but I really miss them. I hope to get help in order to heal my wounded heart,” she concluded.
According to South Rand Hospital, the lady should be assessed for depression and further assistance will be offered to her if she can go to the hospital.
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