On Saturday, the matric young girl who was killed in Bonteheuwel by a driver who is suspected of drinking and driving was laid to rest.

Tatum Hendricks was farewelled in front of a crowded congregation at the New Apostolic Church.

On the previous Sunday, a young woman of 18 years of age from Mitchells Plain was murdered when she was traveling to see her mother in Bontas.

The blow to Tatum’s body was so powerful that it propelled her onto the roof of an adjacent house while she lay there. She passed away in the hospital. The mishap resulted in the injury of another person.

 

 

 

Wilma Jacobs, Tatum’s grandmother, told the Weekend Argus that she was having a hard time coming to terms with her granddaughter’s passing, and that the suspect’s release on bail had made her feel even worse about the situation. Jacobs is 65 years old.

I’ve known Tatum since we were kids. She was my child, and [the suspect] took her away in such a heartless manner, and now we are expected to be content with ourselves. Is that something that we deserve?

She sobbed as she continued, “She had a prosperous future ahead of her, but it has now come to an end.”

As the coffin was being carried out of the church, a guard of honor was created by a drum majorette marching band.

Cassidy van Neel, Tatum’s friend, claimed that the girl was a lovely person, and Judith Fransman-Booyse, sports co-ordinator at Spine Road High and a former coach, noted that the student was an active person.

“I first became acquainted with her through sports. Following that, she participated in the marching band, and then went on to play girls’ rugby. She was a young lady who was quite active in sports.

After the collision, Gershwin Jacobs, 32, was charged with culpable homicide as well as reckless driving. It is anticipated that he will appear in the Bishop Lavis Magistrate’s Court in the month of February.

He will have to post an R3 000 bail.