Durban woman stabbed multiple times in alleged murder plot
A man is alleged to have lured his ex-lover to Parkgate so that he could have her murdered.
A woman was stabbed multiple times in Parkgate, Durban, last night.
Prem Balram, Reaction Unit South Africa spokesperson, says they received a call for assistance just after 22:00 about a bleeding 38-year-old businesswoman.
On arrival, reaction officers discovered the woman being sheltered in a house. She was bleeding profusely from stab wounds to her head, neck and face.
“The [woman] informed reaction officers that in June, she ended her relationship with her lover after she learnt that he was married.
“She requested that he return a silver VW Polo GTI which she purchased and registered in his name during their courtship. The woman owns a textile and a food and beverage business,” says Balram.
He says the woman hired an attorney after the man became evasive and refused to return the car.
“He eventually agreed to hand over the vehicle [and to] transfer the car into her name. He offered to assist and told her that he would introduce her to [someone] who could expedite the process.”
Balram says that last night, the woman drove the man from Westville to meet the person who would assist them with the car ownership transfer.
He directed her to an unnamed road in Parkgate. On arrival, the female noticed a vehicle (make, model and registration unknown) that was stationary on the side of the road. One person got out of the vehicle and approached her car with documents in hand.
“Her ex-boyfriend confirmed that the male was the person that they were expected to meet to assist in the transfer process. The man was in possession of a yellow notification of change of ownership form,” he says.
Balram says the woman unlocked the doors and allowed the man into the back seat where he began stabbing her.
“The woman managed to unbuckle her seat belt, exit the vehicle and flee on foot. She noticed her former lover and her attacker casually walking away from her car,” says Balram.
The woman then asked for help from a community member who took her in.
“She believed that she was lured to the area to be murdered. Reaction officers searched for her boyfriend, the suspect and the getaway vehicle described by the victim but no arrests or recoveries were made,” he says.
Balram says the woman was stabilised at the scene before being taken to hospital.
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