Many were caught startled by a young woman's admission that she had been viciously abused by her lover.
Vuyokazi Maqhubela posted photos of herself on Facebook showing the physical effects of the assault. Her boyfriend, Zwelethu Mva, brutally attacked her, ripping out clumps of her hair and punching her in the face. The sight of her was unsettling, to put it mildly.
uyokazi's Facebook post was accompanied by the following caption: "It's tough to adore someone. I will never, ever forget what Zwelethu Mva did to me yesterday... For being one of these types, I even got hit in the face. For the love of God, I beg him to come to my rescue. I beg God to protect me from whatever occurred to me yesterday. I'll be in court tomorrow in Motherwell because you caught him and I caught him because you caught him.
Men swarmed to the site's comments area, demanding to know what she had done to deserve such severe punishment at his hands. Some people who defend domestic violence are quite frustrating.