Alison fighting for her life ... again

GEORGE NEWS - Alison Botha, the miraculous survivor of a savage gang rape and attack in 1994, has been in hospital for the past two weeks, fighting for her life after suffering a brain aneurysm.

Botha, now in her 50s, achieved fame after she recovered and went on to inspire and amaze audiences across the world with her story of courage and overcoming the seemingly impossible.

Tania Koen, Botha's attorney, says she is in the high care unit of a public hospital as she has no medical aid.

"The extent of the damage caused by the aneurysm has not been fully established yet, but it is expected that she would need care and rehabilitation services, if she is discharged. It is still very uncertain at this stage."

Following the release on parole of her merciless attackers, Theuns Kruger and Frans du Toit, on 4 July last year, Botha has been living in fear that they would seek retribution. Koen said the release was a huge setback for Botha emotionally and physically.

"She has been under tremendous stress and her health has been deteriorating."

She will be unable to earn an income as motivational speaker because of the public nature of the work.

Kruger and Du Toit had abducted Botha, at the time aged 26, in Noordhoek near Gqeberha before they raped her, disembowelled her by stabbing her 30 times in the stomach and slit her throat multiple times, nearly beheading her.

Frans du Toit and Theuns Kruger. Photo: 'I have Life'