Shot eight times but lived to tell the story

Malebogo in a wheelchair narrating her story PIC: THALEFANG CHARLES
Malebogo in a wheelchair narrating her story PIC: THALEFANG CHARLES

On April 27, 2009 *Malebogo Max Molefhe was shot eight times by an enraged boyfriend. The gunshot that was meant to blow her brains off mysteriously jammed. The gun failed to fire. Six years later, on the last day of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence, Molefhe, with tears rolling down her cheeks, gives a horrific testimony of a toxic and abusive relationship that eventually condemned her to a wheelchair. Staff Writer THALEFANG CHARLES captured the harrowing saga

“In the beginning everything was so beautiful. We loved each other immensely. We played basketball together. We shared similar interests and we were good friends.

“But few years on, we started to fight a lot. We argued a lot and I started noticing things that were not so kind. He would speak to me anyhow he wanted, but would apologise later and everything would be back to normal.

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