Slain woman’s family plead for help
FAMILY members of dead make-up artist Ntombozuko Peter are asking anyone with information to come forward after she was viciously beaten, and died from her injuries.
Her sister, Ntomboxolo Peter, said the 29-year-old never regained consciousness after she was admitted to Livingstone Hospital in Port Elizabeth on Saturday by an unknown woman and a man alleged to be her boyfriend.
The family suspects her boyfriend was somehow involved in the assault as their sister had opened an assault case against him in June, but withdrew it shortly afterwards, said Ntomboxolo.
“He went to her work and struck her, and he was even banned from entering the place again by her employer. Ntombozuko withdrew the case and we fought with her about it.
“She decided to leave our home in Kwamagxaki and go to live with him. She had become withdrawn from us.”
Ntomboxolo said the last time she saw her sister alive was on Friday when she went to their home to do laundry.
Ntomboxolo did not leave her sister’s side while she was in hospital until they told her she was brain dead. She said a nurse had contacted the family on Saturday and said the staff on duty didn’t believe the story of the people who had brought her in.
They claimed she had been the victim of a robbery.
Her face was severely bruised, said Ntomboxolo. Ntombozuko’s arms were also badly bruised.