The South African Domestic Violence Act National Conference, 26 - 28 November 2008, Johannesburg, South Africa blog posts

On this day, 13 years ago, Susan Hamilton Sithole was stabbed to death by her husband. She was packing her bags at her flat, and had taken 2 friends and the police with her as a precaution. Her husband had been violent for some time, and she always thought she was strong enough to stop the violence - to make him see that his violence was destrong them both.When her friends went downstairs, he took a knife from the kitchen and stabbed her over and over again.He was sentenced to 11 years in prison for the murder.