Homeless men save student from traffickers in Braamfontein
Two homeless men rescued a young woman from an abduction attempt in Johannesburg.
A Twitter user, named Boitumelo, shared her abduction story on Twitter and it's raising awareness of the eminent danger students face each day when walking the streets of Johannesburg.
There has been a scourge of cases of young women going missing and their pictures shared all over social media. This young woman had a lucky escape when two homeless men heard her screams for help and took it upon themselves to be her heroes. The thread has been shared more than 5,000 times on Twitter, with people asking for police to intervene and make Braamfontein safe.
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Read her story below:
Two homeless guys saved my life today guys😭😭😭😭😭 surely I was gone forever at that stage💔💔💔
— Boitumelo (@queeninwithkele) April 23, 2018
So I was standing at a robot in Braam going to campus from the gautrain around 5:45, an old Audi A3 stopped next to me two guys stepped out one from the passenger one from the back, immediately the boot got open. I'm on my phone next thing.....
— Boitumelo (@queeninwithkele) April 23, 2018
Next thing these two men are coming around me trying to pick me up/push me towards the boot. Helang I'm there with my bags fighting and screaming cause I could see another one coming with something that seemed like a tranquilizer....while I'm screaming Two homeless guys.....
— Boitumelo (@queeninwithkele) April 23, 2018
Two homeless guys came running with knives shouting and causing a commotion.Literally people started looking and shouting...The men dropped left me with all my belongings right there and drove off. I was so traumatized 😭😭😭😭 the two guys walked me to Wits. I couldn't function
— Boitumelo (@queeninwithkele) April 23, 2018
I don't know where I'd be if those two guys weren't around guys. My anxiety is out of control 💔💔💔 please be safe ladies. Now we can't even stop at robots
— Boitumelo (@queeninwithkele) April 23, 2018
Braam is not Safe at all 💔😭 surely something must be done? People can't take us from the streets and it's fine.
— Boitumelo (@queeninwithkele) April 23, 2018
Imagine those homeless guys didn't hesitate or think of what if they might get killed for tryna help you .. they're really God sent angels uThixo akalali akozeli impela. 🙌🙏
— T E E D O W .👑 (@ThandowK) April 23, 2018