Every day in\u00a0South Africa, women and children are still abused and murdered. Every day when we wake up, we hear about a woman who was killed or sexually harassed. From January 2022 on, statistics show that more than 12 women were killed every day in\u00a0South\u00a0Africa. Even worse, the people who kill and hurt them are the people they live with\u2014the people they trusted and looked to for protection.<\/p>\n
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Recently, there was another story of a woman who was brutally killed by her husband on Christmas day. According to the reports, On December 25, 2022, at her own house in Klipspruit, Soweto, 40-year-old Janine Williams was allegedly stabbed to death by her ex-husband, who had previously been married to her.\u00a0It is alleged that Janine’s ex-husband stabbed her a total of 12 times while their daughter was present.<\/p>\n
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According to the allegations, the divorce between the pair was finalized on November 14, 2022; however, the magistrate granted the offender’s plea to allow them to continue living in the family home until January 20, 2023. It has been said that their relationship was quite abusive. Following the vicious attack, the ex-husband attempted to flee the scene, but he was caught by JMPD officers after he bypassed a barrier. He was taken into custody in connection with the homicide, and he is scheduled to appear in court on December 28th, 2022.<\/p>\n
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She did not deserve this, nor did her daughters, nor her family; may God cover them all. This is a loss to many who knew her to be an amazing person, friend, mother, sister, and daughter. The courts have failed her, period. This is absolutely heartbreaking. May God turn this traumatic experience into full healing and restoration in her kids’ and family’s lives. My heartfelt condolences<\/p>\n