By: Natasha Archary
South Africans are outraged at the senseless murder of Oratile Keleketu, allegedly by the hands of his girlfriend.
A 30-year old woman has since been arrested in connection of his murder.
His family took to social media, sharing details of his death and are calling for his killer to be brought to justice.
Mavin Othabo, took to Twitter on Monday evening sharing that his nephew Oratile was stabbed by his girlfriend.
His post sparked an uproar with more men speaking out about being in abusive and toxic relationships with women.
In one response a Twitter user, Bruce Baps shared that he was almost stabbed by his girlfriend this past weekend.
“Almost got stabbed by my girlfriend on Saturday I was fortunate the security came to rescue me. I packed my stuff and left same time after that. She slapped me a couple of times, I couldn’t retaliate because it’s a woman I just stood while she was slapping me,” he recounted.
Oratile “Ghetto Boy” Keleketu was a vocalist/MC and lived in Mohlakeng, west of Johannesburg.
At the time of publication his family could not be reached for comment.
Most men in abusive relationships don’t seek help or disclose that they are victims of domestic abuse.
They fear they will be ridiculed and perceived to be less masculine if they report abuse.
According to Reuters, most men become too despondent and depressed to leave toxic situations.
What’s more is that there’s a misconception that gender-based violence (GBV) platforms and services are reserved for women alone.
In heterosexual relationships, women are taught that women are subjected to domestic abuse. Men are never told to equally be on their guard because GBV is seen as something that only happens to women.
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