„He didn’t mix with anyone, he kept himself to himself and sometimes family members would visit; the only time you saw him is when he stood in the backyard watching his nieces and nephews playing cricket.”

Another neighbour said he lived there with his brother and the two nurtured a community of stray cats.

“He and his brother would feed about 15 cats and when we complained that they were bringing ticks and diseases into the block, they would walk off,” the woman who asked not to be named said.