South African Student Of Rhodes University Raped 3 Months Ago, Commits Suicide

Khensani Maseko

Khensani Maseko, student of Rhodes University, who was raped three months ago, has committed suicide.

The school authorities says her death is a shocking news. The university's communication and advancement division says she passed on at her family home in Johannesburg on Friday afternoon.

Khensani Maseko

Friends and loved ones of the deceased has been sending their tributes and condolences messages via the social media.

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Maseko was a third year BA student at the university, was allegedly in May, 2018, and committed suicide, three months later  allegedly following the rape trauma.

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The Rhodes SRC's Nhlakanipho Mahlangu said:

“We know the amount of promise she had to offer us all, I mean to offer the entire country. We’re very shaken, it’s a very difficult time for us as the SRC and we wish her family all the strength and support that we can.”

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This is pathetic. May her soul rest in peace!!!!

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