Mother of SA man killed in Mozambique attack speaks out – Watch

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Mother of SA man killed in Mozambique attack speaks out – Watch

5:12 CAT | 28 Mar 2021

Image: Sky News

A KwaZulu-Natal mother whose son has died in the insurgency attacks in Palma in northern Mozambique says he was shot while trying to escape to safety. 40-year-old Adrian Nel was killed on Friday while in a getaway vehicle with his brother and father, leaving the Amarula Lodge Hotel. He was killed in an ambush, allegedly by an ISIS linked group.

Nel’s mother, Meryl Knox from Zinkwazi north of Durban, says the family had been in the area for work. She explains how she heard of her son’s death.

“Late on Friday afternoon, a convoy of them tried to escape from the Amarula. As they were leaving the insurgents ambushed them and my son was shot. And we had no word. On Friday night our company in Johannesburg, the manager there phoned me early on Saturday morning and said, unfortunately, Adrian had been shot and killed but Greg and Wesley were safe. I don’t know if he died instantly. They sat with him all night and when they were rescued on Saturday morning they managed to bring his body with them.”

A number of expatriates are believed to be missing. Knox says her younger son is expected to return to South Africa tomorrow.

My husband isn’t going to leave Pemba until they’ve released Adrian’s body and I have spoken to the guy in the High Commission in Maputo who will help with the paperwork to get this done quickly. Nobody is getting any verified information so I hope it puts pressure on Mozambique to allow other people to go in there and help and that the missing guys can be located.”

Meanwhile, the 21-year-old South African who went missing after the attack in Palma has been found. According to his mother, he is tired but healthy.

Meryl Knox spoke about her son in an interview with SABC News

Meryl Knox has spoken to Sky News after her son Adrian Nel was killed during an attack by insurgents on a convoy of civilians fleeing a besieged hotel in Mozambique.