Mom escapes fire set by 'jealous' partner

A BONTEHEUWEL mother has shared her harrowing experience of nearly being burned alive by her jealous boyfriend, who doused her and her friends with petrol.

- KIM SWARTZ

She described how a gathering with friends left three people hospitalised after the flat burnt down.

The girlfriend, who asked not to be named, told the Cape Argus' sister publication, Daily Voice that she had been dating the 28-year-old boyfriend since April. She moved into his family home in Betsy Court, Heideveld, a few months ago, along with his siblings, two family friends and her two small children. He was arrested at the weekend.

She said there were red flags at the start of their relationship, but that she didn't expect things to escalate to this level.