'Face to face with the man who tried to kill me' :: Mmegi Online

When Bheki Bakganedi walked into court and saw her former boyfriend again, her heart sank before her mind could even catch up. For the first time since the day she was left unconscious on the ground with a brutal head injury, she was standing just metres away from the man accused of assaulting her. The Monitor staffer SHARON MATHALA visited the Gender Based Violence (GBV) survivor who says she is lucky to be alive

Bakganedi, mother of two, and the man accused of assaulting her, Tebo Molebeledi, had lived together for 11 years and have one child between them, an eight-year-old girl, who now lives in fear. She is currently without both of her parents, as one is in prison, whilst the other is in Gaborone, in and out of the hospital.

In the courtroom, with its stiff silence and formal language, Bakganedi says she was not ready to face him, but she had no choice. She had been called to testify, to explain why he should not be granted bail.

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