The Butcher of Kraaifontein
Witness the tragic life of Charmaine Mare, a young girl who had come to Cape Town in search of work to help provide financial support for her poverty-stricken parents. Mare arrived in Cape Town in January 2013 and stayed with a friend, Kristina White, in Kraaifontein. For a few days she was left alone with Johannes de Jager, the boyfriend of her friend's mother. In that time, court records show that Mare frequently had to plead with him not to make sexual advances. Sadly, nobody listened to her pleas for help, with tragic consequences.
Witness the tragic life of Charmaine Mare, a young girl who had come to Cape Town in search of work to help provide financial support for her poverty-stricken parents. Mare arrived in Cape Town in January 2013 and stayed with a friend, Kristina White, in Kraaifontein. For a few days she was left alone with Johannes de Jager, the boyfriend of her friend's mother. In that time, court records show that Mare frequently had to plead with him not to make sexual advances. Sadly, nobody listened to her pleas for help, with tragic consequences.
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