For nearly three months, her family in Motherwell battled to convince Chinese authorities to release her body. The South African teacher found dead in her Shanghai flat in China nearly three months ago died from unknown causes. Her body was finally repatriated last Wednesday after a dispute between her family and Chinese authorities, over an abridged birth certificate, was resolved. READ | SA teacher in China discovered dead after police smash down door to her flatRepatriation efforts had deadlocked because Chinese authorities demanded an unabridged certificate from Blackie's family in order to release her body. Her sister, Pumza Tuse, said the entire family, including her mother, Nombulelo, 68, were relieved they could finally lay her to rest.

Source: News 24 July 16, 2022 00:45 UTC