LIMPOPO – In the Maake Policing area outside Tzaneen, police arrested a 17-year-old girl for killing a 21-year-old man at Sofaya village in Sekororo in the early hours of Sunday morning, 11 May.
Police spokesperson Lt Col Moatshe Ngoepe says the suspect was on the way to the local tavern when she met the deceased who attempted to rape her.
The suspect fought back, overpowered the deceased, disarmed him and stabbed him to death with a knife.
“The deceased was later found by the police during their routine patrols. He was lying dead along the tared road with multiple stab wounds,” Ngoepe explains.
The suspect handed herself over to the police on Sunday morning, 11 May and she will appear before the Lenyenye Magistrate Court on Monday, 12 May.
In a separate incident, another 17-year-old girl was arrested for killing her 60-year-old mother at Tshivhungululu village outside Thohoyandou.
Ngoepe says it is alleged that the deceased and the suspect had an altercation on 6 June after the deceased reprimanded the suspect for failing to attend school without reason.
“The suspect overpowered the elderly woman and kicked her several times, leaving her lying on the ground. The deceased was taken to the hospital where she later died.”
The suspect will appear before the Thohoyandou Magistrate court soon.
“The involvement of young girls in serious criminal activities, like murder, is a matter of concern to us as the police,” says Ngoepe
He says parents are advised to take full care of their children, to prevent incidents like the one in Maake from happening happen.
