A mother killed in Verulam, South Africa
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on IOL
Kamini Garbaran, a 44-year-old mother, was found dead at her home in Parkgate, Verulam, after years of alleged abuse. Her sister says a 49-year-old man known to the victim discovered the body and alerted the family, IOL reports.
Kamini Garbaran, a 44-year-old mother living in Parkgate, Verulam, South Africa, was found dead in her bed on Thursday after suffering violence for several years. Her sister, Marlini Munsamy, says a 49-year-old man known to the victim called her that morning to tell her Garbaran had died, IOL reports.
Marlini Munsamy says the violence began in 2023 and worsened in 2024. She accuses the same man of holding her sister at her home and assaulting her repeatedly, notably in December 2024, when she reportedly suffered burns to her face and head. In May 2025, Garbaran was reportedly hospitalised in a coma for two months after a further assault, according to her sister.
Munsamy also says Garbaran had lodged a complaint after the violence, before withdrawing it in December 2024 after the man had spent several weeks in custody at Westville Prison over an alleged attempted murder. The victim’s sister says she is now having difficulty recovering the body from the Phoenix forensic mortuary in order to arrange the funeral, IOL reports.
