Woman killed her lover after hearing his call with ‘other girlfriend’

The 27-year-old woman allegedly stabbed her boyfriend dead during an argument that followed the phone call.

Woman killed her lover after hearing his call with ‘other girlfriend’

The Free State police arrested a 27-year-old woman for the alleged murder of her boyfriend on Saturday morning, 3 September. The fatal stabbing followed an argument between the couple.

WOMAN ARRESTED FOR MURDER

South African Police Service (SAPS) spokesperson Sergeant Josephine Rani said the incident occurred near Maokeng on Saturday at approximately 7:30.

The couple were together when the suspect reportedly heard a conversation between her 30-year-old boyfriend and his alleged other girlfriend.

“An argument ensued between them, which led to the couple becoming physical. The woman came across a knife and stabbed the boyfriend in the chest,” said Rani. The man died of his injuries and the woman was arrested.

The suspect is expected to appear before the Kroonstad Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 5 September, on a charge of murder.

In an unrelated incident in Mpumalanga, a suspect allegedly killed a man and assaulted his girlfriend with a brick. The suspect was allegedly in a relationship with the woman and caught the victims in the house together.

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