Allegedly, the deceased had an argument with his wife on Saturday, September 24, and after that, the community policing forums were summoned to assist in solving the problem. The community policing forum managed to calm the situation down and separated them by taking a wife and child to a place of safety. In the earliest hours of Sunday, September 25 the husband called his wife and asked to meet with her to solve their problems.

“They then met on the street where a fight ensued again and the husband then stabbed the mother and his 4-year-old son with a panga and left them at the scene of the crime. They were then found by motorists who transported them to the hospital, but the 4-year-old boy is in critical condition and the mother sustained serious injuries,” said Constable Ridgewell Rikhotso of Giyani Saps.

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Community members recovered the lifeless body of the alleged husband gasping something like poisonous fluid in his mouth. He was found at the sports field a few metres away from the scene. While the forensic Team searched the body they found a big knife in his possession. The motive behind these incidents is still unknown but Gender Based violence cannot be ruled out in this case. The police are investing a case of assault grievous bodily harm, attempted murder, and an inquest.