The 40-year-old mother was doused with a flammable liquid suspected to be petrol, before being set alight last Monday following an argument with her boyfriend.
The man who is still in hiding had allegedly first assaulted Mpontsana for refusing to sleep with him before he proceeded to set her alight.Mpontsana worked for the Department of Community Safety and was responsible for inspecting police stations for their compliance to assist victims of gender-based violence.“We will only get some kind of closure when we know that man is behind bars.“As the family, especially Jacquelene’s daughter and mother are struggling to make peace with the loss.
“We are scared to sleep there because we don’t know if he might come back at night. No one knows his whereabouts.” “As the CPF and neighbourhood watch members, we are trying our best to assist fight crime but the problem is a lack of resources.“Incidents happen and we have cameras but you hardly hear about an arrest made.
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