A 27 YEAR-OLD MALE ARRESTED FOR ALLEGEDLY KILLING HIS 19 YEARS OLD GIRLFRIEND

A 27 year-old male was arrested following the fatally stabbing of his 19 year-old girlfriend in Thohoyandou Policing precinct under Vhembe District.

The suspect was apprehended at Mokopane, Mahwelereng Zone 17 by the members of the Thohoyandou Task Team after receiving information about his hide out in the area.

It is alleged that on Sunday 03 September 2023 at about 22:40, Police’ received a complaint about a female victim who was stabbed at Ha-Magidi village and immediately proceeded to the scene.

Upon arrival, Police’ found the members of Emergency Medical Services (EM) busy attending to a 19 year-old victim who later succumbed to her injuries at the scene.

The deceased was identified by next of kin as Ridodzula Mudzanani who is from Mbaleni village.

Preliminary investigations revealed that the deceased was walking when she met her boyfriend. After few minutes, a member of a community heard the girlfriend screaming for help after being stabbed with a sharp object allegedly by the suspect who fled the scene on foot.

The couple had two kids and the motive of the incident is unknown at this stage but domestic violence cannot be ruled out.