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Jegels family struggles to accept boxer's death a year on

Sunday marks a year since SA woke up to the sad news that emerging boxing star, SA junior- bantamweight female champion  Leighandre “Baby Lee” Jegels, had been shot dead.

Jegels, 25, from East London, was killed by her policeman boyfriend whom she had a protection order against. Jegels was travelling in her vehicle with her mother Rita to a gym session at the All Winners Boxing Club in Mdantsane...

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