A man has been arrested for murder after he allegedly stabbed his aunt in Parktown North on the evening of 22 August.
According to Captain Tintswalo Sibeko, spokesperson for the Parkview Police Station, the incident occurred at about 9pm.
Sibeko said that a homeowner heard screaming from outside and became worried when the screaming suddenly stopped. The homeowner then received a phone call from a man requesting her to call an ambulance.
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The homeowner checked outside the house to determine where the scream had come from. However the homeowner noticed that her domestic worker’s nephew was pacing up and down outside her gate.
“She asked him what was happening and he did not answer her but the owner noticed blood dripping from the man’s jacket.”
The homeowner immediately went to check on her domestic worker, who was staying at the back of the house.”The owner of the house ran to the back room where she found her domestic worker lying face up and blood was on her chest,” said Sibeko.
The homeowner immediately called an ambulance to the scene. The Parkview police received the complaint and attended to the scene. On their arrival, they discovered the woman, who was certified dead by paramedics.
“The suspect was arrested at the scene and a case of murder has been opened. He will appear in the Johannesburg Magistrates’ Court to answer to the charge of murder,” concluded Sibeko.
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