Huis van gruwels: My 16 jaar in die Springs-hel – Susan Cilliers
Susan Cilliers unpacks the book 'Huis van gruwels: My 16 jaar in die Springs-hel' (Editing: Nicholas Boyd)
“I kneel on the foot piece next to the bed and lower my head. A piercing, burning pain engulfs my entire face. Dad has kicked me. Blood is gushing from my nose. Then I feel cold water being poured all over my body. Electrical wires shock me, I can’t see through the blood. God, help me.” (Translated)
Landi is the eldest of five children who were rescued from the so-called Springs house of horror. She is now 21 years old and tells her astonishing story for the very first time. In May 2014, police raided the house where a sadistic father had imprisoned, abused and tortured his wife and five children in a rat-infested den of sleaze.
In chilling detail, Landi recalls how their father assaulted them by tasering them, shooting them with a gas pistol and burning them with a blowtorch, and told of how he researched torture methods and nearly drowned them in a bathtub.
She relates her memories to Susan Cilliers, an experienced journalist, who documents it with compassion, skilfully combining it with facts that emanated from the police investigation and court case.
Huis van gruwels is the shocking tale of a father who took everything from his family in the cruellest possible way, but it is also a story of hope about a brave young girl who eventually finds happiness and healing.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Susan Cilliers is a veteran journalist with a career spanning 22 years. She has reported for, among others, Beeld, Huisgenoot and community newspapers. She currently works as a senior reporter at Netwerk24 and holds a master’s degree in journalism.
Huis van gruwels: My 16 jaar in die Springs-hel is published by LAPA Publishers
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