A 27-year-old woman, Khanyisile Mndayi, is in a coma and critical condition after being stabbed over 20 times by her boyfriend in front of their children on Sunday.
The horrific incident occurred at their residence in Berea, Johannesburg, South Africa.
According to a Facebook post by Gillian Mogale, Mndayi returned home late from her shift and was subjected to a brutal assault and multiple stabbings by her boyfriend, identified as Bongani.
Mogale’s post detailed the tragic events: “Mndayi came home late from her shift at Tempo.
Upon her arrival home at Metropolitan flat in Berea, she was insulted, beaten, and ultimately stabbed multiple times right in front of her kids by her boyfriend, BONGANI, who is known as Luuk De Jong on Facebook.
She is currently fighting for her life in hospital.”
The non-profit organization Women For Change, which works to combat gender-based violence and femicide in South Africa, issued a statement on Monday about the incident.
The organization revealed that after the attack, the boyfriend fled the scene, leaving Mndayi and her children locked inside their home.
“Khanyisile Vanessa Mndayi, 27, was stabbed more than twenty times, allegedly by her boyfriend, in front of their children on May 26, 2024.
Khanyisile is currently in a coma, fighting for her life,” the statement read.
“It is alleged that the boyfriend stabbed Khanysile multiple times in their home in Berea, Johannesburg.
He then locked Khanysile and the children, who witnessed the gruesome attack, in the house.”
However, the boyfriend was arrested when he allegedly returned with the intention of inflicting further harm.
The statement added, “The boyfriend took his belongings, leaving the severely injured Khanysile and the children behind.
Neighbours alerted the police, and when the boyfriend came back to allegedly continue to stab Khanysile, police were able to arrest him.”
Women For Change concluded their statement with a call for justice and a message of hope for Mndayi’s recovery: “We pray for Khanysisile’s healing and recovery and call for justice for her and her children!”
