Student raped, knifed and beaten to death by gang in horror 11-hour ordeal

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The horror 11-hour ordeal Hannah Cornelius suffered at the hands of her callous killers has been detailed in a newly-released documentary.

The 21-year-old student was with friend Cheslin Marsh when the car they were travelling in was halted by a 'pack of wolves' gang in a secluded area of Stellenbosch, South Africa.

The pair were held at knifepoint before being taken hostage and driven around by the criminals for hours in May 2017. Cheslin was brutally beaten and left for dead on the side of the road, the Mirror reports.

The heinous thugs then went on to repeatedly gang-rape Hannah, before stabbing her in the neck and dropping a 2ft rock on her head.The abhorrent killers - Nashville Julius, 29, Geraldo Parsons, 27, Eben Van Niekerk, 28, and Vernon Witbooi - showed no remorse as they were sentenced to jail for life in 2018.Now a new documentary five years on has shed light on the events that took place before Hannah's tragic death and how her family struggled to come to terms with her ordeal.Hannah's mother, Anna, drowned just a year after the student's death as she took her daily swim - her battered body spotted in shallow waters in Cape Town, The Sun reports.Hannah's father Willem said the impact of his daughter's death on the family was “beyond devastating” and said his wife “walked into the ocean and didn't return”.He added: "I believe our family died with Hannah."Anna's death was ruled as a fatal accident, and while Willem claimed he did not believe his wife intended to kill herself he added that she lacked the physical or mental strength to deal with the horrifying slaughter of her daughter.The night of terror began for Hannah and Cheslin, on May 27, 2017, when the pair were heading home from a night out.Hannah