VICTOR Mlotshwa’s mum broke down during her testimony in Middleburg Magistrates Court in Mpumalanga yesterday.
Lonia Mlotshwa was answering a question about how she felt when she first saw the video of her son being forced into a coffin.
She told the court she felt angry, unsettled and that she couldn’t speak.
“Had the Lord not helped him get out of the coffin, I wonder what could have happened to him.”
Theo Jackson and Willem Oosthuizen are facing charges of kidnapping, assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm, attempted murder and possession of an illegal firearm.
They are out on R1 000 bail.
She said on the day of the incident, she had given Victor R2 000 to buy groceries.
However, at about 1pm he returned home with injuries and refused to speak to her.
“His eyes were red.
“He also had a red, swollen mark on his chest.
“There were scratches on both his legs and his clothes were dirty,” said Lonia.
She said after a while, her son told her what had happened.
“I advised him to go to the police but he told me the two men had threatened to shoot him if he reported them.
“They also said they worked with the police.” – NEWS24
