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World Service,2 mins

'My present to my mum was a blind eye'

Newsday

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Josina Machel --the stepdaughter of Nelson Mandela-- alleges she was the victim of domestic abuse. She says she was left blind in one eye after a former boyfriend -- whom she does not name -- attacked her during her mother's 70th birthday celebrations in October. As part of the Âé¶¹Éç'S 100 Women Series, Josina Machel gave her version of what happened to the Âé¶¹Éç's Milton Nkosi: (Photo: Josina Machel, stepdaughter of former president Nelson Mandela, gestures to police as she leaves the Mediclinic Heart Hospital on June 17, 2013 in Pretoria, South Africa. Credit: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

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