ULucio Diaz, oneminyaka engu-50, waboshwa ngemuva kokufaka ipipi lakhe ebhodleleni lamanzi lesisebenzi wabe esechamela kulo, wabe esebekwa icala lokuhlasela ngendlela engafanele kanye nokushaya ngesikhali esibulalayo.
Umama waseTexas uthole isifo socansi ngemuva kokuba umgcini wendlu kuthiwa ufake isitho sakhe sangasese ebhodleleni lakhe lamanzi wabe esechamela kulo.
Umama wezingane ezimbili waseHouston, ongathandanga ukudalulwa igama lakhe, wezwa ngalezi zenzakalo ezishaqisayo ngemuva kokufaka amakhamera ezinhloli ehhovisi lakhe.
Owesifazane oneminyaka engu-54 ubudala utshele i-ABC 13 ukuthi umhlanzi uLucio Diaz, oneminyaka engu-50, kuthiwa “waphonsa ibhodlela emuva wabe esethela amanzi ami epipini lami” ngaphambi kokufaka isitho sakhe sangasese cishe “phakathi” nesiphuzo sakhe.
“Lo mlisa uyisiguli,” kusho yena. Ngokusho kwe-HOU 11, abantu abayi-11 sebefake izicelo, futhi bonke bayahlolwa izifo ezithathelwana ngocansi.
Owesifazane wathi, “Ngifuna icala liye enkantolo. Ngifuna abonakale, ngifuna akhokhe ngalokho akwenze kimi bese exoshwa ezweni.”
UDiaz, okwamanje osesitokisini se-Immigration and Customs Enforcement ngenkathi isimo sakhe sokufuduka sisaqinisekiswa, ubekwe icala lokuhlasela ngendlela engafanele kanye nokuhlasela okunamandla ngesikhali esibulalayo. Womabili amacala athinta isisulu esifanayo.
Lesi sisebenzi, esingafuni ukudalulwa igama laso, sabeka amakhamera okuqapha ehhovisi laso futhi sasithwebula sifaka isitho saso sangasese ebhodleleni laso lamanzi ngaphambi kokusishaya ukuze sigeze izitho zangasese zaso ngamanzi.
Owesifazane osebenza ehhovisi likadokotela waveza izinsolo ngo-Agasti zokuthi umshini wokukhipha amanzi ehhovisi wawungcolile futhi unephunga elibi.
Uthe wabe eseqala ukuzilethela amanzi akhe, kodwa wawashiya etafuleni lakhe uma engaqedi ukuphuza kwakhe.
Ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ngemva kokunuka kwe-cooler, wathola ukuthi ibhodlela lakhe lamanzi elisele lalinuka kabi, ngakho walilahla.
NgoSepthemba, uzakwabo wacela ukumenzela ikhofi, kwathi lapho emtshela ukuthi asebenzise amanzi asemabhodleleni, uzakwabo wambuza ukuthi kungani amanzi ephuzi.
Uthe wazizwa “enesicanucanu” ngokushesha lapho eyokuhogela, etshela i-KHOU 11 ukuthi, “Ngiyiphakamisele ebusweni bami ngayihogela futhi yanuka njengomchamo.”
Esinye isisebenzi samtshela ukuthi into efanayo yenzeke nakuye, futhi odokotela basola ukuthi ivela kumnakekeli.
Ekupheleni kukaSepthemba, wafaka amakhamera ezinhloli ehhovisi lakhe ukuqinisekisa izinsolo zakhe. Amarekhodi enkantolo abuyekezwe yi-ABC 13 abonise izithombe ze-CCTV ezibonisa umgcini wendlu esemsebenzini, kanye nokuhlolwa komchamo ehhovisi lakhe kwaqinisekisa ukwesaba kwakhe okukhulu.
Isisebenzi (esithombeni) simsole nangokuchama emanzini aso nokungcolisa umshini wokupholisa amanzi ehhovisi ngezikhathi ezahlukene ngo-Agasti nangoSepthemba. Waphinde watholakala enesifo sofuba esibulalayo, esifanelana nemiphumela kaDiaz.
"Ngangesaba kakhulu futhi ngacabanga, 'Kuthiwani uma egula? Ngemva kokuhlolwa kwezifo ezithathelwana ngocansi, umama wezingane ezimbili wathola ezinye izindaba ezimbi."
“Ngatshelwa ukuthi nginesifo sofuba futhi kwatholakala ukuthi nginaso,” etshela i-ABC 13. “Akukho lutho oluzoshintsha lokho. Akukho lutho olungangenza ngibe ngcono. Eqinisweni, nginomuzwa wokuthi kuzodingeka ngiqaphele impilo yami yonke.
Isisulu esisolwayo sithi uDiaz waqhubeka nokusebenza kulesi sakhiwo ngisho nangemva kokuba abaphathi bebikelwe.
Ngemva kokuhlolwa komchamo, isisulu sanikeza amaphoyisa amabhodlela amabili amanzi. Ngemva kwengxoxo noDiaz, wavuma emaphoyiseni ukuthi wakwenza lokhu “ngenhloso embi” nokuthi “kwakuyisifo”.
Bobabili basebenza ehhovisi likadokotela eHouston (esithombeni). Lapho amaphoyisa ebhekana nomgcini wezindlu, wavuma wathi “kuwukugula” nokuthi wayeke wenza izinto ezifanayo emisebenzini yakhe yangaphambilini. Waphinde wathi wayengazi ukuthi unesifo sofuba.
Ummeli wakhe uKim Spurlock, owafaka icala ngokumelene nesakhiwo, utshele i-ABC 14: “Banesibopho sokuvikela abaqashi babo futhi bahlulekile ngokuphelele kulowo msebenzi.”
UTerry Quinn, i-CEO ye-Altera Fund Advisors, umnikazi wesakhiwo, ukhiphe isitatimende ephendula ethi: “Inkampani yethu yokuphatha ixhumane nomnyango wamaphoyisa ngokushesha nje lapho abaqashi bethu beqaphela ngale nkinga engaba khona. Amaphoyisa abeluleke ukuthi bangaphazamisi noma basondele kumuntu osolwa ngokuba ngumenzi wobubi ukuze bambophe. Waboshwa lapho ebuyela esakhiweni.
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