TWO years ago, Kapiso Tsotetsi's room burnt while he was sleeping.
Luckily for him, neighbours saw the fire in time and dragged him out.
The 43-year-old survived.
Bad luck follows Kapiso
A week ago, he was attacked and died alone from his injuries.
Neighbours said they wished they had found him in time and taken him to hospital.
Kapiso was found dead in his room in Etwatwa on Friday afternoon, 22 December.
His neighbour Bulelwa Miya found him lying dead on the sofa.
His aunt, Anna Tsotetsi, said he had been followed by bad luck.
She confirmed he was saved from fire.
"We hoped that was the last incident, but I guess we were wrong," said Anna.
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Bulelwa left traumatised
She said they used call each other over the fence just to chat.
Bulelwa said she called him out on Friday, thinking he would answer, but he didn't.
"It's been a week since I last spoke to him," she said.
Bulelwa, who is also a community patroller, said Kapiso was not the type of person who would brush people off.
"It didn't sit with well me when didn't reply, so I decided to go check on him," she said.
Bulelwa said she was greeted by a foul smell accompanied by flies.
"I just knew right there that something was not right," said Bulelwa.
She said when she opened the door, her suspicions were confirmed.
"They were flies, and he was lying on the sofa. He had blood on his face and bruises. The body was in a decomposed state," she said.
She said she called other neighbours to come witness what she had just seen.
His body was taken to Springs government mortuary.
Family still in shock
His aunt Anna said she last saw him at work last Thursday, 14 December.
"We were closing for the holidays and as he was planning to go home to the family gathering. I told him not to leave without seeing me."
His aunt said he had planned to spend Christmas Day with his family in Free State.
"Kapiso planned to leave last Saturday, 16 December, but little did we know that he was lying in his room dead."
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She said she became a little worried when her nephew didn't honour their agreement.
"We are shocked. It looks like he was attacked, but we are waiting for the post-mortem results to reveal what killed him," he said.
Captain Nelda Sekgobela of Ekurhuleni District police said a body of a man was found in his room and police are investigating the cause of death.
