Mom of slain Elsies tot's Christmas heartache
Jolene Jordaan sits at the grave of her three-year-old son, Khy’ree Jordaan, who died after being struck by a vehicle in Clarke’s Estate, Elsies River, in November. The family says it is still waiting for justice as the investigation into the incident continues.
Image: Jolene Jordaan/ Facebook
"Christmas will never be the same again because I will never see my child again."
These are the painful words of Jolene Jordaan, the mother of three-year-old Khy’ree Jordaan who was fatally injured after being hit by a car allegedly driven by an off-duty City law enforcement official.
Jordaan, said the approach of Christmas has intensified her grief as she prepares to spend the festive season without her son while the suspect accused of killing him remains free nearly six weeks after the incident.
"Christmas will never be the same again because I will never see my child again. I will have to go to the grave if I want to be close to him, while the dirty scum can live comfortably, can enjoy Christmas, can drink and do coke,” she wrote via her Facebook account.
Khy’ree was struck on Alard Road in Clarke’s Estate, Elsies River, on November 9. Police registered a culpable homicide case after the toddler later died in hospital from his injuries.
Speaking to the Cape Argus yesterday, Jordaan said she had heard that the suspect was still on duty and that she had received little feedback from law enforcement about progress in the case. “I don’t get anything from the inspector,” she said. “I’m going there again on Saturday. It’s really frustrating.”
The City of Cape Town referred the Cape Argus to the Elsies River Police Station when queried whether the suspect was suspended from duty and what the latest developments were in the internal investigation.
SAPS spokesperson Captain FC van Wyk confirmed the matter remains under investigation. “This case docket will be presented to the Goodwood Senior Public Prosecutor for decision,” Van Wyk said. “Anyone with information about this accident is kindly requested to contact Crime Stop on 08600 10111.”
In a heartbreaking social media post, Jordaan contrasted what should have been a joyful time with her present reality. “Instead of picking out Christmas clothes for Khy’ree, I’m picking out a fence and flowers,” she wrote.
“A whole month, and still nothing,"she wrote.
“I feel sick just thinking that the pigs haven’t been picked up yet, they haven’t faced anything yet. I feel sick because I feel nothing is being done.”
Jordaan also spoke about the devastating injuries her son sustained: “We couldn’t even open his coffin because he did not look like Khy’ree. Only we could see him, and you say to me there is still no justice for Khy’ree.”
Questioning how justice is applied, she compared her son’s case to another recent fatal crash in which a driver was apprehended shortly after the incident. “The government has failed him until now,” she wrote. “My heart is sore. How does this work? Government failed me.”
Earlier, City Law Enforcement spokesperson Wayne Dyason said the official had voluntarily presented himself to police. “We can confirm that the official voluntarily presented himself to SAPS and is cooperating fully with the investigative process,” Dyason said. “The City’s SSIU continues to work with SAPS and we await their finalisation of the investigation, which will determine the way forward.”