Chief Albert Luthuli’s family confident inquest will bring closure on the cause of his death
On Monday, the KwaZulu-Natal high court sat for the first day of the fresh inquest into the struggle icon’s death.
- Chief Albert Luthuli
- African National Congress (ANC)
- Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks)
JOHANNESBURG - Chief Albert Luthuli’s family is confident it will finally gain closure on what happened to the former apartheid struggle hero following the re-opening of an inquest into his death.
On Monday, the KwaZulu-Natal high court sat for the first day of the fresh inquest into the struggle icon’s death.
Luthuli died in 1967, and the cause of death was recorded as being hit by a train.
Two Hawks detectives charged with re-investigating Chief Albert Luthuli’s death testified on Monday.
Their testimonies focused on discrepancies around Luthuli’s postmortem injuries and his listed cause of death.
Luthuli’s grandson, Sandile Luthuli, said the family never believed that’s what killed him.
"We hope that this process will actually unravel what happened and set the historical records straight and secondly, that anyone can be found culpable for this that would really bring closure from two different aspects," said Luthuli.
Colonel Madimetja Mothle continues with his testimony on Tuesday, which will focus on his attempt to recreate Luthuli’s final moments.