THE heartbroken family of Jody Windvogel, 9, are left with hoekoms and waaroms after the boy took his own life on Sunday after a second suicide attempt.
The Grade 3 learner from Delft North Primary School hung himself in the backyard at his home in The Hague Avenue, Delft, and was found by his brother on his knees with a rope around his neck.
The boy’s mother, Judith Windvogel, said that she was busy cooking and doing the washing when her world fell apart.
Windvogel explained: “I was at home busy with my food. “Jody ran out and I thought he was going to play with his duif because he loves birds and will wait until I dish the food.
“I said, ‘Mammie wag net tot die kos klaar is dan gaan Mammie skep’.
“Then my other son just came running in and said, ‘Mammie kom kyk hie buite wat maak Jody’.
“When I got outside the rope was around his neck and he was sitting on his knees. I took off the rope.
“This is not his first attempt, he has done it before but the first time, we could wake him up.”
The heartbroken mother says she has no idea what made her young son take his own life.She told the Daily Voice: “We don’t know if he was bullied because he never said anything to me about bullying.
“I always said he was my shadow. No matter where I go, there he was. He was my baby, my alles. I already miss my child. He would always say, ‘Mammie waa’ is my kos?’.
Grandmother Petro Windvogel could not hold back her tears when she took the Daily Voice to the backyard where the incident happened where the traces are still visible.
She said: “I am hurt, we don’t understand hoekom and waarom hy dit gedoen het nie but only my God knows.”
The family say they are unhappy with the false speculations and rumours that are being spread online about what happened and want people to stop.
Judith added: “People are saying things online and creating their own narratives which are not true. They are saying, I left to go buy beer but I was at home.
“These people did not live with us, they don’t know the kind of person I am or the relationship I have with my children. They were not even here.”
Police spokesperson Captain FC Van Wyk said an inquest has been registered for investigation.
Van Wyk reported: “Circumstances surrounding the death of a nine year old boy whose body was found on 16 November 2025 at a premises in The Hague Avenue, The Hague, Delft are under investigation. Delft police registered an inquest for investigation.”