According to Gele, the children aged 5 and 7 years have been living with the paternal family since the passing of their mother.
“These children require treatment so the grandmother took the children to the hospital last week so that they could get treatment but now the father of the children came and took the children during school hours [Thursday] and he left with them.
“We let him because we thought he would bring them back but the next day they didn’t show up at school and these children need that treatment.
“We went to [Mboro’s home] on the Friday to give the treatments but he said ‘no’ and kicked us out using the same pangas in front of the police,” said Gele.
She also said Motsoeneng has not been an angelic grandfather as he wants people to think.
“We are not saying he must abandon the children but rather let us take the children so we can take care of them for you and help raise them. The children know who their father is and they will go back to him.”
On Tuesday, residents and pupils from various schools in the Katlehong took to the streets to take out their frustrations over what the controversial pastor had done. This resulted in his church being vandalised and burnt to the ground.
Koena Mashale
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