Three women have been murdered in a week in Bloemfontein and Botshabelo in the Free State. The body of a 23-year-old woman was discovered near a stadium in Botshabelo on Monday. In a second incident, a 39-year-old woman was stabbed to death by her boyfriend as they returned from church.
A 42-year-old man will appear in the Bloemfontein District Court tomorrow for a bail application for allegedly killing his girlfriend Mpho Moalosi by running her over with a car.
Moalosi family member Tshidiso Mahlanyane says they are devastated by the death of their loved one.
“This thing seriously broke us because she was a pillar of strength. Remember, she was the first born, everything that happened, my parents would call her and she has two children. So it is very painful.”
Gender activists have raised concerns about the high incidence of GBV crimes that continue ravage the Free State. Buang Basadi activist Thokozile Nogabe says enough is enough.
“Last weekend was a terrible weekend for Buang Basadi because we were at Mpho Moalosi to go there as a team and her mother told us this sad story. While we were there we were told that another woman had been stabbed and we wondered what was going on.”
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