I t was a sombre mood as Limpopo rapper Lehlogonolo Katlego Chauke, who’s popularly known as Shebeshxt, attended the funeral service of his eight-year-old daughter in a wheelchair, on Saturday. The Grade 3 learner at Northern Academy in Polokwane was laid to her final resting place, following her tragic death in a horrific car crash with her parents. Onthatile Gladys Chuene, the daughter of the rapper, tragically lost her life in the accident, while travelling with her father to perform at an ANC Siyanqoba Rally celebration concert on June 9, in Lebowakgomo.
The accident occurred along the R37 near the Smelters Mine outside Polokwane, when his car crashed with a heavy duty motor vehicle. Shebeshxt, who had recently been discharged from the intensive care unit (ICU) and was in the process of recovering, attended his daughter's funeral service in a wheelchair with an oxygen tank. Family spokesperson James Magoro said they picked up the rapper early in the morning of the burial from Netcare Pholoso Hospital, a private facility in Polokwane where he is receiving treatment.
"He managed to attend the funeral after we awaited the doctor's approval. We went to collect him from the hospital in the morning, where he was seated in a wheelchair with an oxygen tank for assistance," he told IOL News. Magoro said Shebeshxt was able to see his daughter's remains in a white casket, which was themed with the popular Disney show Frozen.
"He couldn't attend the cemetery because he arrived late.
