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Wednesday, 21 June 2023

The unbelievable story of Alison Botha

 

Alison Botha was kidnapped close to her home in Port Elizabeth, South Africa after a night out with friends on December 18, 1994.

Her attacker forced 27 year old Alison into her own car with a knife, picked up his friend on the way and took her to a deserted area  and brutally raped her. Rapping her did not satisfy these men and they decided to kill her. At first, they tried to suffocate her but she survived. The men, identified as Frans du Toit and Theuns Kruger, then stabbed her 37 times in the abdomen but she again survived. They men thought she had died but then Alison's leg twitched. 

When they realised that she is still alive, they proceded to slit her throat 16 times. At this point, they were convinced that she is dead or Alison played dead. When the men left her and with determination to live, she managed to crawl to a nearby road side with each movement strained as she has lost so much blood, her organs spilling from her abdomen and head spinning. She then collapsed.

Alison said that she realised that her life was too valuable to let go of and that gave her the courage to survive. Two hours later she was in the hospital after being found by passers-by. 

Alison went ahead to make full recovery but still had physical and emotional scars. She is now a motivational speaker and has written a book about her ordeal. Her attackers were arrested and jailed for life.

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