Davidene Lucas was inconsolable as family and friends gathered for the funeral service of her 22-month-old son Orderick who was murdered just over a month ago.
Davidene Lucas breaks down at the funeral service for her one-year-old son Orderick who was murdered last month. Picture: Ayanda Ndamane/African News Agency Orderick Lucas was found in a stormwater drain early last month. He went missing on March 24 and his body was found a week later. Picture: Ayanda Ndamane/African News Agency Orderick's mother Davidene Lucas and his father, Kounkou Dziendelet, comfort each other at his funeral in Kleinvlei.
On Friday Melvin Volkwyn, the man accused of kidnapping and murdering little Orderick, appeared in the Blue Down’s Magistrate’s Court for a bail application.An autopsy was conducted on April 3, one day after Orderick's body was found, according to a Forensic Pathology Services spokesperson. Speaking to Independent Media earlier this week, grandmother Cecilia Lucas said the family, and especially Orderick's mother, are having a hard time coming to grips with the little boy's murder.
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