Her eyes filled with tears, Kavisha Seevnarain, the miracle survivor of last week's horror hijacking offered a message of hope to other victims of violent crime yesterday.
"Just try to keep positive," she told the Sunday Tribune.
The 26-year-old teacher from Mowat Park Girls' High whispered words of encouragement from her hospital bed when she heard that other women had been hijacked in Durban since her ordeal.
Several women poured their hearts out to the Sunday Tribune last week, in the aftermath of a spate of hijackings, saying they and their families were fearful of their driving alone, especially at night. People said they were changing the way they arranged their driving schedules.
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KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Mamunye Ngobeni said she was confident the crack hijacking task team that nailed Seevnarain's assailants would hunt perpetrators down and bring them to book.
Ngobeni said she acknowledged the heartache that victims of violence experienced and gave her assurances that the police would not rest until the criminals were caught.
Seven days after she was abducted in Shallcross and flung off a 60m bridge, Seevnarain's determination shone through in an exclusive interview. "I have hope. Thank you, thank you," she said quietly and softly in response to goodwill wishes. "I can't really talk: my ribs hurt."
Wincing as she shifted her petite frame beneath the sheets, Seevnarain said she was sore, but saw light at the end of the tunnel.
"The doctors say I will be out of hospital in four weeks if I can handle a wheelchair."
Stroking the hospital sheets, the once vivacious and confident Seevnarain looked like a child and often turned to her doting parents Jeewan and Anika Seevnarain for affirmation.
"I have to work up the courage to talk about this," she said, her voice quavering.
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