Alicia had the privilege of performing for Mandela at the Mandela Day concert in honor of his 91st birthday . “I was in awe of a man whose soul was filled with an effortless and rare love that only comes once in a lifetime,” she said. “He was a gentle man with a beautiful smile, and deep eyes that always saw the best in humanity . His legacy lives on in all of us!”
Alieleza kuwa mtuhumiwa huyo ambaye alikuwa akifanya kazi pamoja na marehemu, alikiri kuwa na marehemu siku hiyo ya Ijumaa ya Juni 8 mwaka huu. Alisema baada ya polisi kufanya upelelezi mtuhumiwa alikutwa na kiatu kimoja cha marehemu na nguo alizovaa siku ya tukio, ambazo zilikuwa zimetapakaa damu. “Nguo hizo za marehemu zilikuwa zimetapakaa damu na baada ya mahojiano ya muda mrefu, mtuhumiwa alikiri kuhusika na tukio hilo.