SOUTH AFRICA: A man from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, was left devastated after discovering his girlfriend faked a pregnancy and staged a funeral using a doll.
Nkululeko Zulu, from Machibini in Mandeni, had been in a two-year relationship with Diyana Makukeke, 44, who claimed she was expecting his child.
Excited by the news, Zulu supported her emotionally and financially throughout the supposed pregnancy.
As time passed, Diyana stopped visiting and later claimed to have given birth—then said the baby had died.
Zulu and his family arranged a funeral, paying for transport, food, and burial preparations.
On August 2, Diyana arrived with a small coffin, but Zulu’s brother requested it be opened, following local customs.
To their shock, the coffin contained a doll dressed in baby clothes.