Two suspects to appear in Bushbuckridge Magistrate’s Court on separate charges of murder and attempted murder
One man is suspected of stabbing his brother to death, while the other allegedly shot his girlfriend.
A man suspected of killing his brother, and another man suspected of attempting to kill his girlfriend, are expected to make an appearance at the Bushbuckridge Magistrate’s Court today, April 11.
A provincial police spokesperson, Brigadier Selvy Mohlala, said in the first case a 33-year-old man has been charged with the murder of his brother following an incident that occurred in Ga-Motibidi, Bushbuckridge on Saturday April 8.
He said police had received reports that a man had allegedly stabbed his brother with a knife during a fight.
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Mohala said when police and emergency services arrived at the scene, they found a man lying on the veranda of a house with stab wounds to his chest and back. He was declared dead at the scene.
The man who had allegedly stabbed his brother fled, but was arrested the following day.
In a separate incident in Violet Bank near Bushbuckridge, police received a report of a woman who was admitted to a local hospital with gunshot wounds to her stomach and right hand.
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Mohlala said a case of attempted murder was opened and during the investigation police traced the suspect to his home in Violet Bank where he was arrested.
He said preliminary investigations indicated that the suspect (28) and the victim were dating.
Mohala said it is alleged that on Sunday April 9 the couple had an argument and the suspect then allegedly shot his partner.
