The family of a 16-year-old South African lady who died after drinking rat poison has revealed that she committed suicide after finding out she was born out of rape.
Musa Tshabalala, a grade 10 learner at East Bank High School in Alexandra in Johannesburg, dedicated suicide on 17 April 2024 and her 78-year-old grandmother is presently struggling to bury her.
Musa’s cousin, Buyisiwe Tshabalala, told a local publication, ZiMoja on Friday, May 3, that she believed that Tshabalala killed herself as a result of she had by no means met her mother.
“Musa’s upbringing was very unhappy. She was conceived via rape when her mom was solely 12 years previous. After she gave start to Musa, she dumped her along with her grandmother who raised her,” he stated.
“It was at all times bugging Musa that she by no means bought to know her mom. When she came upon that she was conceived via rape, she started asking quite a lot of questions and it broke her much more when she was informed that the alleged rapist is a family member,” Tshabalala stated.
Tshabalala informed ZiMoja that weeks earlier than Musa took her life, she wished more answers on her alleged father and mother and that her grandmother was not free to share the data along with her.
“She felt like she was the explanation her mom by no means got here again house and what made issues worse was the state of affairs at house, Our grandmother is poor and was supporting her with a grant, which was not enough- issues had been bad,” she added.
The grandmother is struggling to place money together to pay for Musa’s burial and is pleading for help.
