A man was stabbed to death when a fight broke out among a group of youngsters at the Esselen Park RDP houses on June 1 at about 12.20am.
Capt Lesibana Molokomme, spokesman for Norkem Park SAPS, said the deceased, who was taken to Tembisa Hospital where he died, was stabbed several times in the upper body.
“The police went to Tembisa Hospital after being notified that a patient had died as a result of multiple stab wounds. The police opened a case of murder,” Molokomme said.
Upon investigation, it was discovered that the victim was among a group of young men who were involved in an altercation and nine suspects were arrested on June 3.
The suspects, aged between 19 and 24, have briefly appeared in Kempton Park Magistrate’s Court where they faced a charge of murder. the case was postponed to June 12 and the men are in police custody.
