Ditebogo Junior Phalane tragically lost his life to carjackers on a Friday night, as reported by his family. The 5-year-old boy became a victim of a heinous crime in Soshanguve, Gauteng, where hijackers took his father’s bakkie and fatally shot him.
Gift Makoti, speaking on behalf of the family, revealed that the devastating loss came just three weeks after another family member was kidnapped in the same area. As they mourn the senseless death of Ditebogo Junior Phalane, plans for a memorial service and tribute are on hold until his body is released from the government mortuary.
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