South Africa: Court Officially Declares Durban Woman Dead Nearly a Year Later

After being swept away in a flood almost a year ago, Durban North resident Brenda Scriven has officially been declared dead.

Her daughter, Lindy-Leigh Swales, wiped tears from her eyes in the Durban High Court on Tuesday when Judge Nompumelelo Radebe granted a final order which would now permit the family to wrap up her financial affairs.

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