OSCAR the dead man started visiting his parents in their dreams, complaining that his peace was being disturbed.
The worried couple decided to visit his grave and were shocked to find the tombstone broken.
But as the sad family left the cemetery, Oscar appeared in a vision to them – and led them straight to where it had been placed on another grave!
Oscar’s dad, Michael Mabasa (64) from Orange Farm, south of Joburg, said his son died in May 2010.
“When my wife Annah (56) and I asked guards at Lenasia Cemetery what had happened, they didn’t know anything.”
He said they were heartbroken as the missing stone brought fresh tears into their lives.
But then, just before they left the graveyard, Oscar appeared to them, and directed them to where the stone was.
“It was on someone else’s grave with new names where my son’s names had been,” he said.
They traced the family, who in turn referred them to the people who had erected the stone for them.
They confessed to buying the stolen stone and promised to take it back to Oscar’s grave.
Michael said the family was happy as the stone had originally cost them R18 000.
“They promised to put my son’s name back in its rightful place, but they’ve been playing hide and seek. Whenever I phone them, they keep telling lies,” he said.
Ditloung Tombstones and Kitchen Tops owner Peter Selamolela confirmed to Daily Sun he had bought a stolen stone.
He claimed to have lost his phone with Michael’s number and promised to contact him urgently.
City Parks spokeswoman Jenny Moodley said they have received many reports of vandalism at graveyards across the city.
“We have security guards at the main entrances who monitor the people who enter.”
Moodley said cops conduct patrols at cemeteries. People found walking among the graves are searched.
“It’s a pity that people don’t respect the dead,” she said.
