Family seeks justice after Mbumbulu teenager dies by suicide following alleged rape
The family of 15-year-old Sunduzwayo Reserve learner Samkelisiwe Ndlovu says she revealed her experience of rape through a school poem shortly before her death.
Samkelisiwe Pumkin Ndlovu, a 15-year-old learner at Jabula High School, took her own life on September 18 after allegedly being raped by two men on June 10. Her family discovered her distressing secret shortly before her death, when she wrote a poem about the traumatic experience at school. The poem, about a child who had her virginity taken, was never completed as she broke down in tears.
Ndlovu's uncle, Nhlanhla Ndlovu, revealed that the teachers suspected something was wrong and confronted her, leading to her confession. According to Ndlovu, the men allegedly dragged her into a grassy path and raped her, asking her if she belonged to the Ndlovu family first. The rape case was opened soon after the incident, but the suspects remained at large, prompting the family's hope for justice.
KwaZulu-Natal police confirmed the opening of an inquest docket and a rape case, with investigators from the FCS unit probing the tragic event.
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