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Name: My Silence Left Me Looking Like This
Name of publication: Daily Sun
Name of publisher: Kolla Ali
Date: 4 April 2012
Country: South Africa
Theme: Gender Violence; Emotional Violence;I Stories; Young Women; Physical Violence
Skills: Portrayal; Caption;
Genre: News
Gem classification: Blatant Stereotypes
Description
She was living in an abusive relationship. She thought that keeping silent about it would somehow make it go away. She was wrong. Now 21-year-old Nthabiseng Marais, a victim of domestic violence who was lucky to escape with her life, advises victims of abuse to speak up. “The silence surrounding domestic violence is the biggest killer,” she said. Nthabiseng almost died when her ex-boyfriend poured petrol over her, set her alight and locked her in their shack!
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