eMalahleni in mourning – 3rd woman dies in GBV attack
Captain Vusi Mnisi, spokesperson for the Vosman Police Station, confirmed that on the evening of August 2, police officers were summoned to Witbank General Hospital, where they were directed to a woman from Vosman who had severe burn wounds all over her body.
'Upon preliminary investigation, it was discovered that the woman was poured with petrol by her boyfriend and was set alight,' Mnisi said, adding that the suspect has already been arrested and investigations into the case are underway.
Fed up with the ongoing heinous acts in eMalahleni, the Mpumalanga MEC for Community Safety, Security and Liaison, Jackie Macie, released a statement saying perpetrators of Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) must be permanently removed from communities.
Photo not for sensitive readers | Two women from Kwa-Guqa are fighting for their lives in hospital after being allegedly burned alive
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He added that the judiciary must impose lengthy jail terms on GBVF perpetrators, saying that they do not have a place in communities.
Macie is in eMalahleni today, giving an update on the murder cases.
WITBANK NEWS tried to reach the family regarding the matter, but there has still been no comment from their side.
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