Man arrested for allegedly murdering woman at abandoned house
The man allegedly stabbed the woman during an argument.
Crime scene
A man has been arrested for allegedly murdering a woman at an abandoned house, Rosebank Killarney Gazette reports.
Josh Nel, a tactical manager for security company CSS, said: “An argument had allegedly broken out between a man and a woman who were staying at an abandoned property on Bompas Road. The man allegedly stabbed the woman, and she died of her injuries,” he said.
Nel added one of their vehicles was patrolling on Bompas Road when witnesses flagged down the vehicle, and paramedics and police were called to the scene.
Russel Meiring, spokesperson for ER24, said: “Paramedics entered the house where they found the woman’s body. Upon assessing her, they found that she had sustained a wound to her chest as well as her neck, and showed no signs of life.”
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“Unfortunately, the woman had already succumbed to her injuries. Nothing could be done for her, and she was pronounced dead.”
According to Nel, an informant for the company alerted them to the whereabouts of the suspect, and he was arrested at Zoo Lake.
Bramley Police Station spokesperson Captain Molefe Mogodi said a case of murder was opened, and the case was transferred to the Parkview Police Station.
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– Caxton News Service
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