‘A piece of my soul is gone forever’: AKA’s mom opens up

AKA’s mom Lynn Forbes opened up about the pain of losing her first child rapper AKA — via an Instagram Story on Sunday 2 April.

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LYNN FORBES: ‘A PIECE OF MY SOUL IS GONE FOREVER’

AKA’S mom Lynn Forbes, took to Instagram to open up about the death of her first-born child. Kiernan Jarryd Forbes, popularly known as AKA, was shot dead outside of Wish restaurant on Florida Road, Durban on 10 February, along with his friend Tebello “Tibz” Motsoane.

Lynn explained that a piece of her soul is gone forever. Take a look…

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“A piece of my soul is gone forever,” she wrote.

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AKA’S MOM OPENS UP ABOUT THE TRAUMA OF LOSING A CHILD

This comes after Lynn opened up about how the trauma has permanently changed her via an Instagram Story on Thursday 30 March. She explained that there is no going back to the old version of yourself — the one before the pain of losing a loved one. Instead, there is a “new normal” which you need to adapt to.

“Trauma permanently changes us. A major life disruption leaves a ‘new normal’ in its wake. There is no ‘back to the old me’. You are different now. Full stop,” she wrote.

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LYNN FORBES BREAKS SILENCE ON ARREST OF MURDER SUSPECTS

This comes just a day after Lynn broke her silence on the alleged arrest of five suspects in connection to AKA’s murder.

IOL reported that three suspects have allegedly been arrested in Cape Town in connection to the murder of AKA. The suspects are reportedly still in police custody in Cape Town. The suspects will reportedly be brought to Durban, KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) where they are expected to be charged. Netwerk24 later reported that two more men were also arrested in Belhar after police trailed them for weeks.

Lynn and AKA’s dad Tony Forbes released a statement addressing the Megacy’s reaction to the arrest of suspects.

“We are at a loss for words to describe or gratitude for the outpouring of love that we’ve received from the Megacy. We’ve seen people deeply hurt and angered by Kiernan murder and wanting justice. As a family, we empathise with the grief experienced and we understand your pain,” she wrote.

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