Man arrested for stabbing his brother to death
A Soshanguve man has been arrested for allegedly stabbing his brother to death.
A 48-year-old man suspected of fatally stabbing his 63-year-old brother in Winterveldt, has been arrested, Dube police said.
The incident occurred at Sekgwetha stand in Winterveldt around 20:30 on Sunday night.
Police spokesperson Sergeant Tembi Nowathe, said the two brothers were “engaged in an altercation” when the victim’s younger brother allegedly produced a knife and stabbed the victim multiple times in the right side of the chest.
“The victim, identified as Solomon Mathotsi, was certified dead at the scene,” he said.
No further information was immediately available, said Nowathe.
The victim’s brother was taken into custody.
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