Johannesburg - Deceased Ashante Qobo, 22, was fighting a two-way battle - not only was the young, HIV positive woman fighting a battle to s...
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Johannesburg - Deceased Ashante Qobo, 22, was fighting a two-way battle - not only was the young, HIV positive woman fighting a battle to stay alive, she was also struggling to keep her Antiretroviral drugs from her boyfriend, a nyaope (drug) addict.
But one Friday morning she finally lost the battle.Her boyfriend woke up and demanded that she hand over her ARVs. When she told him she didn’t have any, he allegedly flew into a rage, stabbed her and beat her to death with a knobkerrie.
The attack took place in the bedroom of a in Simunye, near Westonaria, west of Johannesburg. Ashante’s mum, Stompie Ntoli (45), told Daily Sun: “I spoke to her boyfriend and he told me he would stop taking her medicine.
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“Ashante always ran short of tablets because of that killer,” she said. Stompie said when nurses asked Ashante why she needed so many tablets, she lied.
“Ashante feared him,” said the mum.
“I got him a job at a guesthouse in Westonaria, only to find out that I had helped a monster. I regret not reporting the matter to social workers. I feel like I killed my child.”
Residents said Ashante’s boyfriend was the most feared man in Simunye. Joline Qobo, Ashante’s aunt, said: “I don’t want to talk about this monster. He must rot in jail.”
She said she would never forgive Ashante’s boyfriend. “My heart is torn apart. I will follow the case to the end and make sure justice is served,” she said.
Ashante’s granny, Sophie Qobo (69) tried to comfort the two women. “Please let God deal with the matter,” said the granny.
Police spokeswoman Constable Elsie Tshonte said: “A 29-year-old suspect was arrested on Friday and a murder case is being investigated. He will appear in the Westonaria Magistrates Court.” - Daily Sun
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