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South African Twitter User Shares Harrowing Story of how She Escaped being Kidnapped, Raped and Possibly Killed

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7 years ago

May 12, 2017

A Twitter user @BlackSnow99 has shared a heartbreaking story of how she survived a planned kidnap.

According to her tweets the man, who just grabbed her from the street and into his car, told her he would rape and kill her.

She shared how she had to jump down from the car, losing her teeth in the process, while her attacker gave her a hot chase.

This is a thread about how I survived death #MenAreTrash

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— Alexandra Buki Deen (@BlackSnow99) May 11, 2017

On the 12th of February 2017, I was on my way home from Maponya mall. I got off at bara taxi rank to connect, around 20:45.

— Alexandra Buki Deen (@BlackSnow99) May 11, 2017

When I got off the taxi at KFC, about to cross the road, heading towards the taxi rank; a man came behind me

— Alexandra Buki Deen (@BlackSnow99) May 11, 2017

grabbed and forced me into his car. He threatened to kill me if I did anything stupid. He drove off with me

— Alexandra Buki Deen (@BlackSnow99) May 11, 2017

While he was driving, he swore at me and told me he was going to rape and kill me. Constantly calling me bitch and a slut ??

— Alexandra Buki Deen (@BlackSnow99) May 11, 2017

He was holding my wrist while driving, I kept quiet, thinking of a way to get out of this situation. we approached an intersection

— Alexandra Buki Deen (@BlackSnow99) May 11, 2017

There were 2 petrol stations on sight. We headed towards a very dark road, he got comfortable. He let of my wrist to call a friend.

— Alexandra Buki Deen (@BlackSnow99) May 11, 2017

He was speaking a foreign language.

After the call he turned up the music and started speeding. I looked outside the window, scared af

— Alexandra Buki Deen (@BlackSnow99) May 11, 2017

I said my last prayer, and then God came through. I realised my door was unlocked ?

— Alexandra Buki Deen (@BlackSnow99) May 11, 2017

At this point we were driving deeper into this dark road ?. I looked out the window again and realized he was driving close to the pavement.

— Alexandra Buki Deen (@BlackSnow99) May 11, 2017

Jumping out of this car was my only way out. It’s now or never.

I tried to open the door but shit! Nanku lomnyango, stuck! He alerted

— Alexandra Buki Deen (@BlackSnow99) May 11, 2017

He hit me while I was busy kicking this damn door trying to open it. When I finally opened the door, about to jump he grabbed my hand

— Alexandra Buki Deen (@BlackSnow99) May 11, 2017

At this point I was standing on the “door rail”, he was pulling my arm and I was looking at the roof of his car.

I JUMPED

— Alexandra Buki Deen (@BlackSnow99) May 11, 2017

Because he was still holding on to my arm, the car dragged me for a few seconds. When I opened my eyes I had to get up and RUN! ?

— Alexandra Buki Deen (@BlackSnow99) May 11, 2017

We were already 5ks away from the garage and I had to run as fast as I could. I was loosing blood and I couldn’t see ?

— Alexandra Buki Deen (@BlackSnow99) May 11, 2017

I looked behind me and I saw him make a u-turn ?. I headed towards a bush, hid there, and covered my self with grass. He passed, I got up

— Alexandra Buki Deen (@BlackSnow99) May 11, 2017

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I ran so fast I couldn’t feel my feet touch the ground.

I ran towards a petrol attendant, crying for help. They went to look for him