{"id":50707,"date":"2023-11-30T11:33:29","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T09:33:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/violence-can-be-curbed-with-support-20231130-3\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T09:15:18","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T07:15:18","slug":"violence-can-be-curbed-with-support-20231130-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/violence-can-be-curbed-with-support-20231130-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Violence can be curbed with support"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Several rape incidents have been reported in the Lejweleputswa district. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>The Thabong Police Station\u2019s gender-based violence (GBV) co-ordinator, Sgt. 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She was instructed to quietly undress herself. Both suspects then took turns in raping her and threatened her to not report the incident to the police<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>a 34-year-old woman\u2019s body was found lying under a bridge with multiple stab wounds to her head and body.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Cases have come forward that have shocked the community on how rife GBV is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>An 18-year-old high school learner was waiting for a taxi in Koppie Alleen Road when the presumed taxi driver of a light blue Toyota Tazz asked her for her destination. He drove her to an open field and raped her, threatening her that if she reported it to the police, he would track her down and repeat the act after he was granted bail; <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>a 39-year-old woman was raped and attacked at her residence in Virginia after her boyfriend left for work. 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