A 26-year-old lady,
Aviwe Jam Jam has been found dead in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, few months after
escaping from her ‘abusive’ boyfriend.
By Fikayo Olowolagba
By Fikayo Olowolagba
The mother of one,who
is suspected to have been beaten to death by her boyfriend was found by her
family at the Vygieskraal Stadium, Athlone, 29, 24km from her home.
Aviwe’s aunt,
Nondumiso Zizi told reporters that her niece left for Pretoria and asked not to
be looked for because she was hiding from her abusive boyfriend of several
years and father of her 2-year-old child.
“Aviwe was in an
abusive relationship with this boyfriend. Aviwe’s mother tried to warn Aviwe of
this, but she wouldn’t listen. She loved [her] boyfriend, so there was nothing
we could do about it.”
“Aviwe’s mother
suspected that Aviwe won’t come [back] alive because of the way the boyfriend
was treating her.”
The deceased’s aunt,
further disclosed that Aviwe’s boyfriend came to their home, looking for Aviwe
and had assaulted her stepfather with a panga because he thought the family was
hiding Aviwe.
“He [the stepfather]
was bleeding and the whole yard was full of blood because of them and the
boyfriend climbed on top of him and said they should kill him.”
Minister of police,
South Africa, Fikile Mbalula on a visit to the deceased’s family urged women to
report abuse as soon as possible.
“Women, stand your
ground because if you put up with abuse, you are putting up with death.
”He has been arrested
for assault and alleged murder,” Mbalula said.