How Many Femicides Will Take? A Champion Boxer, A First-Year Student, 3000 Others Mia Arderne September 8, 2022

How Many Femicides Will Take? A Champion Boxer, A First-Year Student, 3000 Others

TRIGGER WARNING: Here are the horrifying stats and stories

Femicides have been dominating headlines for the last few weeks. One victim was Leighandre “Baby Lee” Jegels, a champion boxer on the cusp of an international career, killed by her ex-boyfriend. Another was Uyinene Mrwetyana, a UCT film student, in her first year, raped and bludgeoned at a post office. And those are just some that have made mainstream headlines. Femicide is a frequent headline now…

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