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She Named 6 People But Only 1 Was Sentenced
On the 2nd of February, 2013, 17-year-old Anene was found gang-raped, cut open and dumped at a construction site. However, only one out of the six people she mentioned was sentenced. What happened to the other five.?
Anene Booysen was born on the 30th of October 1995 and lived in Bredasdorp, South Africa. Unfortunately, her foster parents were part of the poor community and struggled to make ends meet. As a result, she voluntarily dropped out of school and worked at different construction sites. However, despite the low pay, she contributed to the bills and took care of herself.
She was described as quiet, timid and very reserved. Many people thought this was due to her traumatic and disturbing childhood. At the age of 5, her biological mother Chantelle intentionally abandoned her and her two younger siblings, Annie-Marie and Reyno, while they were at school. They came back, and Chantelle was gone.
All the neighbours claimed they had seen her walk down the road but had no idea where she went. As a result, after a few days of nothing, social services intervened, but unfortunately, Annie Marie was sent a different way. However, they stayed in contact and visited each other from time to time.
On the 2nd of February 2013, Anene told her foster mum, Colier Olivier, that she was heading to a pub…
