Ezekiel 'Andile' Martinez

[Alexander Yingcheng]

Ezekiel Andile Martinez was born on June 19th, 2007. born as an older twin to Isaiah Elijah Martinez, his younger sibling. Born to a Roman Catholic (mexican branch) in Netcare Christiaan Barnard Memorial Hospital, Cape Town, The Western Cape, South Africa, to Cameron Martinez, a soldier, whose family are Afro-Mexicans in the United States as well as taking part in wars in the US Army as well as the Civil Rights Movement with Cameron losing his life in Afghanistan, and Michelle Kagiso Xulu, a firefighter, whose family has heritage dating to the Zulu tribe. At age 3, Ezekiel and Isaiah were traumatized. At dinner time on June 21st, 2010, the Afrikaans Resistance Movement- A Neo-Nazi movement entered their home and shouted racist slurs against them. When Michelle, their mother, screamed, the twins moved to protect her, but the Afrikaans Resistance Movement shot her as well, killing her instantly. In the moment it happened, Ezekiel and Isaiah lost it to rage and RAN towards them. They were slashed on their stomach and chest, leaving an X Mark.

 

From age 3 to 10, for 7 years, they would go through a horrible bunch of abusive foster families that abused them, starved them, treated them like free labor, and hit them to break them. These treatments caused a lot of resentment, but they complied to be able to survive. At age 9, they found their way to the final foster home of Santiago Juan Sanchez, who was on vacation when he found them. He took them with him to the States and treated them fairly, but before he could find further care, he died in a car crash. Finally, they found stability in the form of Jane Claire Kirkland, a family friend whose mother was a friend of their mother. She took them to live with her in Liberty City, taking 3 years to earn their trust fully. During this time, they learned to read, write, and speak in English, Zulu, Afrikaans, and a bit of Mexican Spanish at their own request to honor Santiago. This took 3 years until they were ready, and with her, they moved to Los Santos as they officially saw her as their mother.