A Scottsdene family is mourning the death of their daughter after she was allegedly stabbed to death by her ex-boyfriend while lying next to their 2-year-old daughter.
Lawak was allegedly stabbed to death multiple times by the father of her only child in her flat at the Scottsdene Rental Estate in Kraaifontein. Picture: SuppliedCape Argus“Ruchian was murdered sometime just before 8pm. Her mother, who was with her at the time, told us that Ruchian had come home from work complaining about a headache, so she had asked to go and lie down for a bit. She was lying in her room on the bed with her daughter when her boyfriend came in. He went straight to the room.
“When people began filing into the house to help, he took the chance to escape and ran out the back door to his flat just next door. He then proceeded to lock himself in the flat with his eldest daughter covered in blood. “What’s worse is that this wasn’t the first time that young man had abused her; she had come to us for help before, and again about three weeks back when he started threatening to take his own life. We even arranged counselling for him. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Lawak family during this difficult time,” said Koopman.
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