'I was kidnapped, raped and nearly beheaded before brain aneurysm diagnosis'

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Alison Botha was abducted and subjected to a brutal rape Alison Botha was abducted near her home (Image: YouTube)

A mother who survived unspeakable trauma and lived to share her remarkable tale has now been diagnosed with a brain aneurysm, admitting: "I can't even inspire myself at the moment, which is very frightening." ‌

At just 27, Alison Botha was kidnapped and endured a savage gang rape. ‌

Her assailants disembowelled her, leaving her gripping her intestines whilst her almost completely severed head "flopped backwards and almost rested between [her] shoulder blades". ‌

Despite earning accolades for her extraordinary courage in cheating death, she has found herself struggling after recent surgery.

"As a positive person and an inspirationa