MAN FORGIVES WOMAN FOR BURNING HIS PRIVATE PARTS
She has two children who need her care - burnt victim
An excuse that he slept out because of curfew did not spare a young man from a serious attack from a furious lover who scalded his private parts with boiling water.
The 24-year-old Nonofang Thuso Gaolatlhe has landed in hospital where he was treated for third degree burns and discharged.
The incident occurred on March 26 at Gaolatlhe’s rented house in Mogoditshane.
The matter was reported to Mogoditshane Police and the attacker, Tshireletso Modise, 23, was arrested.
However, when he got better, Gaolatlhe went to the police to let them know that he had decided not to press charges against his ex-girlfriend.
“She has two young children who need her care and I do not want her to have a criminal record. Her youngest son is only three years old. So I forgive her for what she did,” Gaolathe said.
Narrating how he ended up with scalded penis and thighs, Gaolathe said that two days before the incident, he went for a visit at a friend’s house and stayed until late, and because of the 8pm curfew, he ended up spending the night at the friend’s house.
MESSAGE
He said the following day, which was Thursday, he found an angry break-up textmessage from his live-in lover informing him that she had moved out and moved on.
“I accepted her decision. On Friday, I came home with a new girlfriend. A few minutes after my arrival, I heard a knock and before I could respond, there was Tshireletso, my ex-girlfriend, inside my room. She asked me what was going on and I told her I was with my girlfriend. I was boiling water in a bucket - using an element - to bath. Before I could figure out what her plan was, she quickly grabbed the bucket and poured boiling water on me, which also splashed onto my girlfriend, burning her on the shoulder because she was sitting next to me,” said Gaolathe, who went on to explain that he was still struggling to walk because of the pain.
“I work for a construction company and I do not know how I am going to carry on working in my condition. I do not understand why she acted in such a heartless manner but I choose to forgive her. Some might think I moved on too quickly but she is the one who broke up with me,” Gaolathe explained.