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Heartbroken Mother Urges Swim Safety A Year After Son Drowned At Brookline Party

For Sipho Mangcu, the holiday will always be the anniversary of the worst day; It marks the start of her life without her beautiful boy.

Biko Mangcu
Biko Mangcu (CBS Boston)

June 2, 2023

CAMBRIDGE - For Sipho Mangcu of Cambridge, Memorial Day weekend will never again mark the unofficial start to summer. "It's something I walk around with every single second of my life," she said.

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It will always be the anniversary of the worst day; It marks the start of her life without her beautiful boy.

"I have no bath time anymore. I have nobody calling me. I have no drop offs and pick-ups. Stuff that I love doing. It's like I'm literally walking around naked. That's how exposed I've felt," the mother said sadly.

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