Anger over crass display of disrespect for the dead

The destruction of memorials to the dead has caused anger over the abhorrent level of disrespect.

- Jarryd Westerdale

The Wall of Remembrance at Bredell Cemetery near Kempton Park had many plaques and stone markings smashed while the nation celebrated the turn of the year.

Videos posted on social media showed the scattered debris between the brick pigeonholes that hold the remains of the departed.

Nyaope addicts have for years been accused of breaking into cemeteries to loot resting places and steal ashes and bones.

The addicts are believed to mix the ashes and ground-up human bones with their narcotics cocktail to give it greater volume.

Chair of AfriForum's Kempton Park branch Jan Vermaak said culprits were unlikely to have been addicts as most of the ashes were not stolen.