Return declined and item damaged in transit

I bought a bed headboard and returned it as the item was not as depicted in the picture. The return was declined because the of their 30 day return policy. I accepted this fact and they sent the item back to me. When I received the item back it had been damaged in transit, so I logged a return which was declined again. It took over a month to receive the item back again with further damage. Takealot are not taking any responsibility for the fact that the item was damaged while delivering it back to me. They still claim the item was returned after 30 days, even though they accepted the return request that I logged on the website. I will not be recommending Takealot to anyone and cannot wait for Amazon.