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Broken family and friends gathered in Lavender Hill to pay emotional tribute to loved ones who died in gender based violence (GBV) and gang violence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The event was organised as a means for residents to open up about their trauma to start healing their wounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clutching a large portrait of a smiling young woman in her arms, Sherry Lee Mentoor said her friend Tracy died due to GBV.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTracy-Lee was a very amazing person, everybody who met her loved her. She had a home no matter where she went. She lit up the room the moment she walked into it and the way she died; she didn\u2019t deserve it at all.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pausing for a few seconds to steady her voice she continued: \u201cShe was murdered out of jealousy and she was only 28-years-old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA lot of us, we go through things and we don\u2019t speak about it, we keep it to ourselves. But open up, speak to your family because if we knew what was going on with Tracy then we could have helped her, we could have made a difference.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With a tremor in her voice Mentoor says Tracy could still have been alive today if only they knew what she was going through at the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI know everyone has differences with their family but just check-up occasionally. The person that Tracy was, she would not touch a fly. We didn\u2019t know what was going on. And for the way that she died, it just broke us completely because she did not deserve it at all. She was an amazing person.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She added that the suspect arrested in connection with Tracy\u2019s murder is expected back in court on Friday 22 April. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTracy Lee definitely deserves justice.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Deslyn de Villiers, a community member who lost her brother to murder, said he had a prosperous future in the film industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI just want to say condolences to each and every family who lost a loved one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy brother Darryl was shot and killed three years and eight months ago. It was a very trying time for our family as Darryl had a very prosperous career in the film industry. Darryl met the likes of people we can only dream of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe suspect who was caught for his murder was caught the same day, five minutes from when he was shot. We went to court many times, and you feel like the justice system is failing you and you give up certain times but we as a family never gave up. My encouragement today is for the parents that are still journeying like Tracy-Lee\u2019s mommy and Courtney\u2019s mom who are still going to court. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy encouragement is, don\u2019t give up.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Wednesday 23 February the suspect arrested for her brother\u2019s death was sentenced for his crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt wasn\u2019t easy. We are here to encourage you that there is hope,\u201d said de Villiers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Members of the Lavender Hill community, including children, attended a tribute that was held in memory of the lives lost due to gang violence and GBV.PHOTO: natasha bezuidenhout<\/div>\n
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Mark Nicholson assists Patricia Collins light a candle in memory of her daughter Tracy-Lee Collins who was murdered. PHOTO: Natasha Bezuidenhout<\/div>\n
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Family members brought pictures of their loved ones lost due to gang violence in Lavender Hill.PHOTO: natasha bezuidenhout<\/div>\n
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Mothers paid tribute to their children, who were brutally murdered, at a community gathering in Lavender Hill on Saturday 5 March. PHOTO: Natasha bezuidenhout<\/div>\n
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Fetching a picture from the memorial display Melonie Van Nelson, who lost two sons in separate incident, holds the portrait high and says: \u201cThis is my son Jackson; I am a proud mother standing here today despite what he did and who he was. I never stopped praying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt is tragic how he died but all I can do through, my hurt and pain, is pray.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tears flowing down her cheeks Van Nelson takes a moment to compose herself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not easy.\u201d Taking a second portrait to show the community she adds: \u201cCourtney was the first one. He was 16-years-old and a Grade 9 learner at Lavender Hill High, he was at the school for only three months. He died on a Saturday after 19:00 the evening. I wasn\u2019t home and they phoned me. \u2018Mel, where are you? They just shot Courtney\u2019. Mothers, if I could have changed that moment I would have been there. I wasn\u2019t there to see where he was shot. He was shot five times with hollow point bullets. He was full of holes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI found him at the day hospital. If I think back today. If I just ran pass that security at the trauma unit, just to hold my son\u2019s hand, even knowing that he wouldn\u2019t make it. It hurt so much. I was broken. He died on 10 March 2018.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mark Nicholson, one of the event organisers, said the event was mainly a healing service for those who lost their lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are trying to heal and restore the people within our community due to the fact that we lost so many of our young people due to violence.\u201dV <\/s1>See more images on page 3. <\/s2><\/function><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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