South African Police Service
Office of the Provincial Commissioner Free State
FREE STATE – A fight between two African males involved in a romantic triangle ended badly on New Year’s day. It is alleged that the 47-year-old murder suspect arrived at his girlfriend’s house in F-Section at Botshabelo and found the 46-year-old deceased with the lady.
A fight broke out and the suspect stabbed the deceased on the chest with a knife. The victim was rushed to the nearby hospital in an ambulance where he succumbed to the injury.
A case of murder was opened at Boithuso Police Station and the suspect was arrested on Sunday 2 January 2022. He then appeared in Botshabelo Magistrate Court on Tuesday 4 January 2022 where he was released on a warning to be in court again on Monday 7 February 2022.
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