Train victim sees no money

Confined to a wheelchair, he and his mother rely on his disability grant.

- Masoka Dube

A Gauteng man who was injured in a train incident that left him paralysed and suffers from serious mental health has been living in squalor, while his R8 million compensation was reportedly paid out to his lawyer a year ago.

Mabutana Radebe, 27, from Polokong, Sebokeng, had his legs amputated in 2016, after he was pushed out of a moving train as it approached the Lenasia train station stop.

He also sustained head injuries that left him with depressive mood disorder.