Two teens arrested after fatal stabbing
Organisers of Durban Day are working with police after the tragedy where a youngster was allegedly killed in a stabbing incudent.
DURBAN police have arrested two teenagers in connection with the fatal stabbing of a 19-year-old man at the BP ECR Durban Day concert at Moses Mabhida’s People’s Park on Sunday evening.
SAPS spokesman, Colonel Jay Naicker said the 19-year-old Monteal “Monty” King, a well liked sports fanatic from Newlands East in Durban, was fatally stabbed in the chest and left arm. “The motive for the killing is unknown. A case of murder was opened at Durban Central SAPS for investigation ,” he said, adding that police arrested the two suspects this afternoon after working around the clock. Both suspects, said to be around 18 years old are from the Wentworth area. One of the teens sustained minor injuries to his hand during the same incident.
Naicker said the weapon believed to have been used in the murder had also been recovered. Both suspects will be charged with murder and attempted murder..
Meanwhile ECR’s general manager, Boni Mchunu, went on-air on East Coast Breakfast this morning to confirm the incident. “We want to offer our condolences to the family. There is no easy way to accept the loss of a human life and I think that we are both heartbroken and shocked at this incident,” said Mchunu.
“Police are investigating the unfortunate incident. We are in close contact with them and we will give you more details as soon as we know.”
Community members expressed their concern on social media over safety controls, crowd control and security at the event.
Responding to social media speculation that there was overcrowding at the event, Mchunu replied, “The venue wasn’t overcrowded. Capacity at People’s Park is determined by the city and the safety officer and we are guided by them. Whilst capacity was 18 000, ticket sales were capped at 16 500.”
On the question of security at Durban Day, Mchunu reiterated, “A lot of people are involved in an event of this size – this is why the city is involved, safety officers who’ve worked on some of the big events in the country and our team. We are obsessive about safety – from a resource point of view, everything was taken care of,” he said.
