Paving slab turns woman�s life into hell

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PALAPYE: A 64-year-old woman, Mathata Motswagole regrets the day she went shopping at Selebi-Phikwe Coop in June 2007. The day started like any other, and for Motswagole, there was no sign that her life was about to change forever.

Narrating her ordeal, Motswagole said her worst nightmare started in June, 1, 2007 around 4pm as she was walking to her car after buying groceries at Cooperative Society Shop.

She got tripped by a paving slab that was not properly aligned with the rest of the others.

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Paving slab turns woman�s life into hell

PALAPYE: A 64-year-old woman, Mathata Motswagole regrets the day she went shopping at Selebi-Phikwe Coop in June 2007. The day started like any other, and for Motswagole, there was no sign that her life was about to change forever.