Girlfriend allegedly kills boyfriend with broken beer bottle in Tembisa

Police found the 37-year-old suspect on the scene.


A woman was arrested in connection with the murder of her boyfriend on June 2, Tembisan reports.

Tembisa SAPS communications officer Captain Manyadza Ralidzhivha said it is alleged the couple had an argument.

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According to Ralidzhivha, the woman stabbed her 36-year-old boyfriend in the upper body with a broken beer bottle.

“The boyfriend was certified dead on the scene,” said Ralidzhivha.

He said the police found the 37-year-old suspect on the scene.

She was arrested and will soon appear in the Tembisa Magistrates’ Court on a charge of murder.

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