{"id":103493,"date":"2019-10-15T07:37:45","date_gmt":"2019-10-15T05:37:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/?p=103493"},"modified":"2019-10-16T11:30:41","modified_gmt":"2019-10-16T09:30:41","slug":"sudden-death-17-year-old-leaves-mother-shock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/news-headlines\/2019\/10\/15\/sudden-death-17-year-old-leaves-mother-shock\/","title":{"rendered":"Sudden death of 17-year-old leaves mother in shock"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The woman and her two children were travelling from Burgersfort to Rustenburg when her sick 17-year-old son passed away in Middelburg.<br \/>\nWhen the woman noticed that her son was not breathing the truck driver stopped the vehicle on Meyer- and Cowen Ntuli Street.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_103496\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-103496\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-103496\" src=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2019\/10\/truck-2-Copy-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2019\/10\/truck-2-Copy-520x400.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2019\/10\/truck-2-Copy-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-103496\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Police speaking with the emotional woman.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The truck driver said he was hired by the deceased&#8217;s grandmother to transport clothing from Rustenburg to Burgersfort.<br \/>\nAs he was about to drive back to Rustenburg the mother of the deceased asked for a lift.<\/p>\n<p>The woman refused to leave her dead son alone in the truck.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_103495\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-103495\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-103495\" src=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2019\/10\/truck-1-Copy-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2019\/10\/truck-1-Copy-520x400.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2019\/10\/truck-1-Copy-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-103495\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Police speaking with the emotional woman.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Whilst trying to explain to the officials about what had happened the emotional woman said she has lost three children to date.<\/p>\n<p>The police and paramedics helped her call family members and the mortuary to transport the deceased\u2019s body.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The bereaved mother of a 17-year-old boy who 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