Zanele Hadebe from Umlazi was burned with petrol, as was Tamara Ramazani from Durban, while Ntombiyenkosi Sibiya from Umlazi and Thelma Pillay from Pietermaritzburg were allegedly murdered by their partners.

Still traumatised by her ordeal, 19-year-old Zanele Hadebe said she was grateful her life had been spared even though she lost her baby, when her boyfriend, Sphesihle Meyiwe, 26, allegedly set her alight.

Speaking from her hospital bed at Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital, Hadebe, who was seven months pregnant at the time, recalled how Meyiwe poured petrol all over her body, except her face, and set her on fire.