While enjoying a drink at a Ramokonopi West tavern recently, a 54-year-old man got up to use the rest room.
En-route to the bathroom, the man accidentally kicked a table spilling a 34-year-old patron’s beer.
The man became enraged and attacked the elderly man.
“It’s reported that the accused pulled out a knife and stabbed the victim repeatedly, in the upper body and head.
“The victim was rushed to hospital after the attack,” explained Capt Mega Ndobe of the SAPS Ekurhuleni West Cluster.
Officers at the Katlehong South Police Station began to search for the accused – and he was found and arrested a few days after the incident.
He was charged with attempted murder and will appear in the Palm Ridge Magistrate’s Court soon.
“Police are currently investigating how the suspect was able to enter the tavern, with the knife,” Ndobe said.
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