Prominent South African artist Lungelo Gumede has destroyed his Riky Rick statue following a family dispute.
Lungelo Gumede reportedly received threats from Riky’s family over the statue.
Gumede says he made the statue to honour Riky Rick and invited people to view it for free.
Despite the kind gesture, Riky’s family was not happy with the statue being made so soon after his death as they are still mourning.
The artist heeded the family’s calls to cover up the statue and have people stop viewing it at the Bat Centre in Durban.
This seemed to anger people who wanted to see it, so the artist decided to destroy it.
