Above: A Von Karman vortex street downwind of the Canary Island chain in the eastern Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa on Feb. 27, 2015. Image credit: NASA Worldview. Editor's note ...

A MOTHER of two tries to keep her eyes open as she struggles to respond to questions asked by her partner, she has been beaten and is bleeding profusely from her head. Her name is Lina Numbalihi.