Name: Refilwe Rebecca Monamodi.
Died: March 5, 2017.
Age at death: 54.
Cause of death: Asphyxia.
Location: East Rand, South Africa.
Disability: Hemiparesis due to a car accident.
Details:
Refilwe’s daughter strangled her and threw her into the family’s swimming pool. Her four-year-old grandchild witnessed her death at the hands of her own daughter.
After she died, a police sergeant reported that he had often been called to the house on domestic violence calls. Refilwe had regularly been beaten up by her daughter, but was unable to press charges, probably due to fear of victimization or economic dependence.
Before her disability, she had worked as an advocate (that is, a barrister–a type of lawyer).
Case status:
Lerato Monamodi (Daughter), convicted of murder, sentenced to life.
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