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the bodies were identified. Some were divided, they tried to search for these bodies. 
Amongst them was my brother, Tqobane, and he said that as they were busy searching the 
police arrived and asked him what he wanted there.
 He told them that he was just looking for a child who was with him at the beach.  
They took him into the van.  Now in the van there were prisoners who were carrying 
spades.  Then he asked them what they were going to do with the spades.  They didn't 
know, they were just instructed to carry spades and to get into the van.  Then he was now 
aware that there was a misunderstanding between them.
 The other group realised that one of them is missing and he tried to put his hand 
through the side of the canopy to wave, but he couldn't do it.  Then they just went off.
 My father-in-law was among the group that was searching for the bodies. And he 
said, "Nolita, my child, I saw a place where they killed my son.  There was something 
very suspicious, there was blood.  It is clear that they killed him, they burned him at the 
same place, because I even touched the sand because I wanted to see actually what it was 
that was poured on them, and I smelt petrol.  I tried to check there to find rings, belts and 
such things but there was nothing of that kind."
 They went back home without anything. As it has already been said that the 
fishermen could identify the bodies, they were at the mortuary at New Brighton.  They 
went there to have a look at the corpses, and I understand that the police were very 
difficult, they were pressurising them, they made a guard of honour as people were 
proceeding into the house.  I understand there were also remarks.  My father in law had a 
look and confirmed that one was Sicelo.  He said the 
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