A 29-year-old man who tried to break up a fight between a couple was killed on a plot in Witfontein.
The incident took place at around 8.30am on Sunday, 1 May at plot 262 in Witfontein.
Captain Appel Ernst, Randfontein Police spokesperson said the suspect allegedly assaulted his girlfriend with an empty beer bottle when the victim – who witnessed what was going on – tried to intervene.
“The suspect turned his anger on the peacemaker, killing him instantly. The suspect was arrested on the scene of the crime and was detained in the Randfontein Police cells,” Ernst said.
The suspect appeared before the Randfontein Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, 3 May.
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