angola/south africa: "'In Angola, at least I knew who my enemies were"

"I will never forget the fateful day I returned home sick from work. I got into bed and asked the people I was living with to help me and buy some Panado and Med-Lemon. I gave them R5 for the medicine, but they bought poison instead. When I took the tablets I immediately lost consciousness. That was when they threw the paraffin on me and set it alight. I woke up weeks later in the hospital's intensive care unit where I was kept alive with the support of oxygen, drips and blood. When I regained consciousness, the doctors told me both my legs had been amputated; it was the only way to save my life. I was shocked and sad, very sad. I wished to end my life. There was very little I could do. I tried to understand how this could have happened to me." Read the rest of Collin Emanuel's harrowing story by clicking on the link provided.