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FAMILY PLEADS FOR JUSTICE AFTER FAIZEL’S DEATH
12-year-old killed in gang crossfire LAUREN O’CONNOR-MAY
“He was the joy in the house.”
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aizel Challis (12) who was described - Jodian Challis as “a joy” and the “life of the party” had his life cut tragically short when he was hit in the head by a stray bullet. Faizel’s uncle, Jodian Challis, said the boy was still spreading joy moments before he was hit on Thursday 2 October. Challis, who was at work when his nephew was hit, said his sister told him everything later that evening. He said Faizel had already collected his party packet from the neighbours who were doing good deeds on the anniversary of their loved one’s death. He returned home to fetch his little brother and sister who are seven and five years old. “My sister told him to wait while she put on her shoes,” Challis said, adding that the children were too impatient to wait and left. “My sister heard three gun shots,” Challis said. “She ran out because she knew they Rachel Jeffries celebrated her 100th birthday on Sunday 5 October with family and friends at her home in had just left the house. The two little ones Tafelsig. Jeffries’ four surviving children, of the 10 she bore, and her “too many to count” grandchildren and came running to her saying: “Mammie, great-grandchildren attended, as well as her two surviving, of seven, siblings. In total she has 45 grandchildren mammie! Dis Faizel!” Moegamat Faizel Challis died from a gun shot wound and 108 great-grandchildren. Jeffries still washes all her own laundry by hand. TO PAGE 2 to the head last week.
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