Hate Crime leaves Thapelo Mokoena In A Wheel Chair
On Saturday morning, Mokoena opened up for the first time about the incident that left him with excruciating bruised. On his Facebook account, the actor posted a lengthy story recounting what happened to him. Mokoena posted oh his account that he had been struck by what bystanders described as a red Audi while he was jogging in Vanderbijlpark, south of Johannesburg on Tuesday night.
He labels the incident as a hate crime and it reads…….
“On the 5th of January 2016 at 19h45, I decided to go for an evening run in the bright streets of Vanderbijlpark South SE3 in the Vaal. Fitness being top priority as the new yrar begins. The target was a 10km run just like I had done in the morning of the same day. A calm suburb that I had become accustomed to for well over 4 years. The streets are lit and calm, so in an aim to avoid the scorching heat during the day, early mornings and early evenings make the most suitable time to run/jog.
I started my run and it’s was going well as usual. I reached my 5km mark and started to make my way back. I was listening to my Nike Run music playlist as I trotted along and it was notifying me every 2 kilometres so I was well on track. My target of 10km in 55mins is well within reach. Nikeplus notifies me on 6th km as I make my way back. I keep going and just before I reach 7km it all ended. What happened??
The next thing I know I wake up on the side of the road bleeding everywhere( from my head, my arms & my legs) .I am disorientated,shouting at the man helping me. He keeps saying, “I’m calling an ambulance, you are badly hurt!” and I keep saying, “No! Take me to my house or I’ll walk there. I want to see my wife and my son.” He puts his foot down and says, “I AM TAKING YOU TO THE HOSPITAL or WE ARE WAITING HERE FOR AN AMBULANCE!” He had called one already. By this time his wife has also left the house and joined us in aid”. Read more (HERE)
The TV personality also shared pictures showing off the bruises he received from the attack. Check the pic below:
