MSHOLOZI – Anthony Morgan says he knew his wife was no more when their youngest child cried non-stop on the night she went missing.
Esther Mathenjwa (45) was swept away by water near White River on Tuesday evening on her way from work.
According to the deceased’s partner, she usually arrives around 19:00 every evening, but he started getting worried when her arrival time passed.
“When I received the news that she had been swept away by water, we started a search with her colleagues’ husbands and our neighbours. It took us almost the whole night. We stopped and continued at 05:00 until her body was discovered.”
He says what disturbed him the most was the unusual crying of their youngest daughter who shared a bed with her mom.
“I asked why she is crying and she told me she wants her mother because she is not here. I was hoping I would visit her in hospital, not her body being taken away in a mortuary bag. I feel as if I failed her because maybe I should have tried harder, but because it was already dark, I could not find and save her. She’s gone and I am heartbroken because she was the love of my life,” said an emotional Morgan.
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Morgan, who depended on his wife after he suffered a stroke, pleaded with anyone who wishes to assist the family to contact him on 060 705-0646.
Meanwhile, police confirmed that this is the second incident in Msholozi this week. Lt Col Jabu Ndubane urged communities to avoid flooded areas and crossing streams. Mathenjwa leaves behind her husband and five children.
