A woman is in custody after she allegedly stabbed her boyfriend to death over WhatsApp messages between him and another woman, Free State police said on Monday. A case of murder was opened at the Batho police station following the argument which left the boyfriend dead.
On Sunday the police at the Batho Frontline Service Centre were called to a scene where an argument at Lusaka Square informal settlement resulted in a fatal killing of a man. Thabo Covane, the police spokesperson, said a police patrol vehicle was dispatched to the scene and on arrival they were escorted by a woman to the crime scene.
Inside the back room where the incident happened, they found a lifeless body of an African man beside the bed with a stab wound to his neck. According to a witness, an argument ensued between the couple over WhatsApp messages between the man and another woman.
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“The suspect became violent after seeing the messages and the victim removed her from the room and locked the door. The suspect is alleged to have gotten hold of a knife and gained entrance into the room through the back window and attacked the victim,” said Covane.
“The witness forced the door open and discovered that the victim was lying motionless on the floor with a stab wound. The paramedics and the police were then summoned to the scene and the man was declared dead,” Covane explained.
The suspect has been arrested and will appear at the Bloemfontein Magistrates Court on Tuesday facing a charge of murder.
Source: News24, Rekord, image from News24
