The family of Reshall Jimmy, who was burnt to death when his Ford Kuga caught alight, has slammed the car manufacturer over its allegations that they withheld information from the company.
In an urgent court application in the Cape Town High Court on Wednesday, Ford's lawyer, Shibishi Maruatona, said the family and police were refusing to co-operate with Ford in its investigation into Jimmy's death.
Ford had been given until February 28 by the National Consumer Commission to complete its investigation into Jimmy's Kuga fire.
Jimmy's brother, Kaveen, yesterday said Ford could have called them for assistance, "but never have".
"We take exception to what Ford has stated through their lawyer. I personally informed Ford that we had evidence which could help them and met with Ford SA CEO Jeffrey Nemeth and Maruatona in December to tell them this.
"Up until today, we are still waiting for Ford to contact us to view the evidence."
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