Man arrested for murder, attempted murder
An 18-year-old teenager was stabbed to death and his two friends were critically wounded in Hammanskraal on Sunday.
A man has been arrest for allegedly killing a teenager during an argument over a girl.
This happened when Mpho April Kgotle (18) started arguing with a 20-year-old man about a girl at a tavern in Marokolong, Temba, Hammanskraal on Sunday.
The man then attacked Kgotle, stabbing him several times in the upper body.
Police spokesperson Constable Herman Moremi said the victim died at the scene.
Moremi said Kgotle’s two friends, Amos Kunene (24) and Jabu Kunene (28), were also attacked by the man.
“They were critically wounded after they were also stabbed several times in the upper body by the same attacker.”
The two Kunene brothers are in a critical condition in hospital.
After stabbing the three people, the suspect fled the scene.
“Police launched a manhunt for the suspect and he was later arrested at his aunt’s house in Carousel View.”
He is expected to appear in the Moretele Magistrate’s Court soon to face charges of murder and two counts of attempt murder.
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