Karabo’s horrific incident

The incident of the late Karabo Mokoena has brought so much controversy in the country. She was killed and burned by her boyfriend; this made so many people furious especially in the social media site. This trended for almost 3 days before she was buried. Her friends started the movement of “#MenareTrash’’ on twitter and it even went on Facebook causing some debate.

So many people showed support more especially girls, but other hooligans ‘boys’ were taking this as a joke defending this issue of men are trash. This is all because it covers the whole range of men; the movement of men are trash it shows support, on what Karabo’s boyfriend did.  It is wrong and people should be aware of such incident. Boys on the social media, tried to defend this issue saying why did they not do any trend as woman are trash with the saga of Senzo Meyiwa, when he was killed by his girlfriend. Honestly we cannot compare the two incidents, with the issue of Senzo Meyiwa it is different he was killed on self-defence. This proves that men are really Trash.

Poor Karabo as we have heard, her boyfriend was abusive in the relationship. So many people like her are suffering from such toxic relationships, and they just scared to voice out. I am happy that the trend of #MenareTrash on twitter helped some youngsters, as a lady named Alexandra Buki Deen shared on how she survived an attack by a man who kidnaped her. On her tweet she mentioned that her only way to survive was to jump out of the car, which left her with bruises and broken teeth “Jumping out of this car was my only way out. Because he was still holding on to my arm‚ the car dragged me for a few seconds. When I opened my eyes I had to get up and run”. Other ladies also shared their past personal experience with their boyfriends/men who have been abusive to them.

It is really sad, to think that the man who killed Karabo helped the family to look for the body knowing enough that he is the one who killed her. This is really heart-breaking, who does such to a human being? This is cruelty on a high level. Thank God because it is said that he confessed, guilty conscious will get on your nerves sometimes. At least the man is going through court for what he has done, I strongly believe that there is justice in South Africa and the man will get a sentence which he deserves.

This incident did not start with the late Karabo Mokoena, it has been happening for a very long time to woman. Woman must be brave enough to say out loud if a man is being trash to them. The justice system should take care of such cases very serious, a man who abuse woman is not man enough.