Springs- A younger girl not too long ago took to social media to share how she fought for her life throughout an tried kidnapping and rape on the N17.
On June 13, gunmen ambushed 24-year-old Onkabetse Zandile Mashile after a colleague had dropped her off close to the Mall@Carnival.
“He threatened to shoot me if I screamed,” she stated.
The person forcefully took her into a close-by discipline, the place he demanded cash and her cellphone.
“He transferred all the cash from my accounts. I believed he was performed as a result of he noticed there was no extra money left, however I might see he wished extra,” she defined.
Onkabetse stated the person texted others to tell them he had “discovered her”. He tried to sexually assault her however failed due to her layers of clothes.
After repeated makes an attempt to struggle him off, Onkabetse slipped from his grasp after hitting him with a brick. She discovered assist from a passing taxi.
She shared how this expertise had negatively affected her.
“I all the time have to look at my again, and I’m on prescribed medicine to assist me sleep,” she stated.
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Within the video she shared on social media, she spoke about how the police failed to assist her when she wanted them probably the most. Onkabetse advised the African Reporter she is deeply annoyed by the SAPS’ lack of urgency following her traumatic ordeal.
“Regardless of offering proof, together with surveillance footage and very important particulars, nothing significant has been performed,” she stated.
She added that the detective assigned to her case has moved extremely slowly, and he or she fears the proof is on the verge of being misplaced.
“Surveillance footage doesn’t keep on report endlessly, and priceless leads could already be slipping away,” she stated.
Onkabetse says she trusted the justice system to guard and assist victims.
Go to Mashile. Photograph Cred: Onkabiles Mashile
“I’m left chasing updates whereas the one that harm me could possibly be strolling free. My voice deserves to be heard, and my case deserves motion, not silence and delay.
“I really feel social media ought to train individuals about consciousness as a result of it doesn’t inform girls the right way to defend and struggle for themselves. As a substitute, social media solely shares circumstances when somebody has handed away,” she stated.
Onkabetse needs individuals to take one thing from her story.
“Individuals should not cry. They need to keep calm and pray. You have to struggle till you can’t. Don’t quit when you are at it,” she stated.
Constable Audrey Buthelezi, the communications officer for the Brakpan SAPS, confirmed that the station registered a docket on June 14.
”Investigations are ongoing,” she added.
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