Natasha Swanepoel (22) was first taken to a doctor on Thursday after she was attacked on Tuesday June 9, 2015 and almost raped at the cemetery in Windsorton, Northern Cape, South Africa.
According to Natasha, only after she made inquiries, undertook to go to a district surgeon because her injuries had to be recorded by a doctor. The attackers hit her with a brick in the face and cut her with a knife. They also tried to rip her clothes. The attackers overturned the stroller in which her baby daughter of 18 months was, when they fled.
Natasha went to the cemetery on Tuesday to clean her brother in law, Marcel’s grave. He died of meningitis in 2013. Natasha apparently sent a message to Marcel’s mother, Mali Swanepoel (42), to inform her of her plan. The cemetery is near her home and she walked with her baby daughter to the grave.
Natasha’s dog started barking and when she looked back, two men approached her. She advised them to go. However, they threatened her and came closer, one picking up a brick. They hit her, threw her to the ground and tried to tear off her clothes. Natasha apparently kept fighting back and wriggled on the ground, when one took a knife in his hand and cut her in the stomach, luckily it was just a superficial wound. They hit her with the brick in the face. Her baby began crying hysterically and it probably deterred the assailants. They fled.
Lieutenant Olebogeng Tawana, police spokesperson said they are investigating a charge of assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm. No case of attempted rape was opened.
No arrests have been made.
The investigation continues.
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