Movie Tells Story of the Woman Who Was Forced to Kill Her Son

The Ellen Pakkies movie tells the harrowing story of a mother who killed her drug-addicted son. Ellen Pakkies made headlines in 2007 when she killed her abusive tik-addicted son after she suffered an abusive life at his hands.

  • South Africa:  Ellen Pakkies Was 'Desperate'

    Argus, 3 December 2008

    Ellen Pakkies, who has admitted to strangling her tik addict son, endured years of abuse not only at the hands of her son, but also during her childhood, the Wynberg Regional Court… Read more »

Ellen Pakkies Film

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