Man arrested for alleged murder of friend over their ‘shared girlfriend’
A 22-year-old man was stabbed to death in the Eastern Cape after an argument with a 24-year-old man over 'a girlfriend they shared', according to police.
Police spokesperson Captain Jackson Manatha said Msobomvu police in Butterworth arrested the 24-year-old man for the stabbing.
“It is alleged that both men quarrelled over a girlfriend they shared. The 22-year-old man was fatally stabbed on his upper body on Saturday [at] around 04:25 at Khayelitsha Squatter Camp, Bika Township, Butterworth.”
The 24-year-old man is expected to appear in the Butterworth Magistrate’s Court on Monday on a murder charge.
“The identity of the deceased will be withheld until all family members are officially informed of his murder,” Manatha said.
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