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South Africa: ‘He was a fighter, we lost a hero’ – family bids Oratile farewell after pit toilet tragedy

South Africa: ‘He was a fighter, we lost a hero’ – family bids Oratile farewell after pit toilet tragedy

Africa Links 24 with Lerato Mutsila
Published on 2024-08-11 19:53:06

Attending the funeral of a child is always heartbreaking, but what made Oratile Diloane’s funeral even more painful was the injustice the young boy endured after falling into a pit toilet at his primary school when he was only five years old. 

Oratile Diloane was a healthy child before falling into a pit latrine toilet when he was five years old. After the 2016 incident, Oratile developed hypoxia and hydrocephalus, which ultimately led to his death. (Photo: Supplied)

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