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WATCH | Father wants answers after 8-year-old son dies, twin sister in ICU following Durban lift shaft fall | SA News

A Durban father is demanding justice after his eight-year-old twins fell down a lift shaft allegedly left unmarked during repairs at their block of flats at the weekend.

Khaya Dlamini’s son Aphelele died instantly, while his daughter Aphile is fighting for her life in hospital after the fall from the fourth floor in the Homii residential building on Pixley KaSeme Street in the Durban CBD on October 18.

“My twins, who are eight years old, were involved in an accident; they fell into a lift shaft from the fourth floor to the basement. The faulty lift doors were not locked. My son died. My daughter survived, and she is in ICU fighting for her life.

“Homii Lifestyle management does not…

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