Online comments have been triggered by a woman’s moving story of a teenage mechanic apprentice who supposedly died after being detained during a SARS operation.

The woman told the tale while thinking back on her early years and recollections of police actions that had an impact on local youth.

She claims that on a Saturday, officials from the now-defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) searched her area and apprehended a number of young males who were playing football outside.

Her brother’s friend, a 20-year-old who had just started studying auto repair, was one among those detained.

She remembered that at first, the young man’s relatives thought they could get him released. They were allegedly told, nevertheless, that he had been labelled a cultist and moved to Kirikiri Prison.

Discussions on previous claims of unlawful arrests and human rights issues connected to SARS operations prior to the unit’s dissolution have been rekindled by the account.

The woman added that the apprentice’s mother later went to the prison to try to see her son.

One Saturday when I was growing up, SARS stormed my area and snatched up all the young guys playing football outside.

One of them was a buddy of my brother. He had just begun studying mechanics at the age of twenty.

His parents were informed that he was a cultist and had been moved to Kirikiri Prison when they went to post bail.

His mother visited him a week later. They informed her that overpopulation was the cause of his death.

My heart aches every time I think about him. He wasn’t guilty.

A story sparks new discussions.

Many social media users have expressed sympathy for the story, with others sharing similar experiences with incarceration and arrests.

According to some, the narrative serves as a reminder of the issues that sparked national discussions about police responsibility and behaviour, drawing attention to the potential effects these instances may have on families and communities.

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