Gran's plea for help after toddler's death

A HEARTBROKEN grandmother is pleading for financial assistance to bury her one-year-old granddaughter, who tragically died from suspected food poisoning after eating a packet of noodles.

- MANDILAKHE TSHWETE

Sukoluhle James died in the early hours of Tuesday, May 27, after falling ill during the night.

Her grandmother, Nomzamo Dlambula, described the devastating events leading up to the toddler's death.

"It was around 1am when she passed on Tuesday morning," Dlambula said. "She ate the noodles for supper and that was the last thing she ate, and then around 11pm, I was woken up by her, she was crying.

"When I asked her mother why she was crying, she said she didn't know and they came to my room."

Dlambula said she immediately sensed something was wrong.