Man who attempted to kill girlfriend arrested
A man accused of attempting to murder his girlfriend by breaking into her home in Siyahlala on the night of September 4 was arrested two days later at a local tavern.
Lizzy Arumugam of the Newcastle SAPS Corporate Communications Department said the woman managed to escape after the suspect threatened her with a firearm and told her he would ‘bury her’
“Acting on information, a joint operation was launched by the Newcastle K9 Unit, Newcastle Station CPF, Optimus Protection Services, and the Anti-Hijacking Unit,” she said.
On September 6, he was arrested and charged.
He appeared before the Newcastle Magistrate Court on September 9.
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