14/11/2025
š āShe Trusted HimāHe Burned Her, Butchered Her Daughter, and RĆ _pĀ£d the Youngestā
This is not just a crime.
It is a nightmare carved into reality.
A story so cruel, it feels impossible to speakā
But we must.
In the quiet hours of Thursday morning,
In the village of Shanelweni, eNgome 2,
A 13-year-old girl was sleeping beside her older sister.
She was safe.
She was home.
Until the sound at the door shattered everything.
𩸠It was her motherās boyfriend.
A man they knew.
A man they trusted.
He had already set their mother on fireā
A 41-year-old woman, burned until she d!Ā£d.
Then he came for her daughters.
He hà ck£d the 28-year-old with an axe.
And when the youngest tried to help,
He dragged her into the forest,
Where he rà _p£d her.
While her motherās room still burned behind them.
š This is not just v!ā!ence.
It is evil in its purest form.
It is betrayal.
It is horror.
It is the kind of pain that no sentence can erase.
Thanks to the swift action of Vryheid K9 Unit and Hlobane police,
The 48-year-old suspect was tracked and arrested in KwaMnyathi.
He now faces charges of mā”.rder, attempted mā”.rder, and rĆ _pe.
He will appear in Louwsburg Magistrateās Court on Friday, 7 November 2025.
To the mother: You d!Ā£d in agony, but your story will not be buried in smoke.
To the daughters: You were failed by someone who should have protected you. You are not alone.
To the community: We must never be silent when māns+Ā£rs wear familiar faces.
This is not just a case.
It is a cry for justice.
And a reminder that we must protect our women and childrenābefore the fire starts, before the axe falls, before the silence wins.