THE little girl is a real livewire, sprinting to the gate to greet us and welcoming us into her home. If it wasn’t for the red scars snaking down her forehead and her one eye, which is swollen half shut, you’d never know Arrianna Botha has been through a difficult time.
The eight-year-old and her family have just arrived back at their house in Sasolburg in the Free State after spending a week in Bloemfontein where she took the first step in what will be a long process to repair the damage to her face.
From the patio her parents, Aileen and Anton, watch her nervously. After everything that’s happened, they wish she’d take it easy, but they’ll