She never thought he would get so angry that he’d attack her bum with a hoe and a panga. Now Tshimangadzo (27) is in hospital with a broken arm and a slashed bum. Her boyfriend is now behind bars.

Tshimangadzo from near Thohoyandou, Limpopo said her married lover and the father of her baby visited her at work last Saturday. “He asked why I changed my hairstyle without telling him,” she said. “I said I was going to tell him when he visited me but he got angry and left.”

He went to her house later. Without saying a word he bashed her head with a beer bottle- As she began to bleed, he fetched a hoe and hacked her bum. “He said my bum made me cheat on him and when he was done, no man would want me”

“He hit me till the hoe broke. I thought I would die,” she said. She then was dragged into the house where the attack went on –  this time with a panga in front of her two kids. “I begged for my life until I lost consciousness. I woke up in hospital.

“I don’t think I’ll ever forgive him. He must stay in jail and pay for what he did. Why is he jealous when he has a wife? I’m tired of him. It’s not the first time he’s hit me but this was worse.”

Tshimangadzo said he visited her and begged for forgiveness. “I had already told the doctor to call the cops and arrest him when he visited. I’m happy he’s behind bars.”