Another lesbian has become the victim of murder and rape in South Africa.

Hendrietta Thapelo Morifi, 29, also known as Andritha, was discovered by her mother on Saturday (30 June) at her home in Polo Park, Mokopane.

According to Limpopo LGBTI Proudly Out’s Cindi Molefe, after Morifi did not answer the door, her mother broke in to discover blood-drenched underwear on the floor and Morifi’s body on a bed.

Reports suggest the young woman’s neck had been slit from ear to ear, and is believed to have been brutally raped prior to her death.