Limpopo police arrest teenager for the deadly stabbing of 16-year-old
The 16-year-old victim was declared dead on arrival at Malamulele Hospital after the stabbing.
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Police in Saselamani, in Limpopo’s Vhembe District, have arrested a 17-year-old boy in connection with the fatal stabbing of a 16-year-old.
According to the provincial police, the victim was brought to Malamulele Hospital on Thursday, 4 December, with a stab wound to the chest and was declared dead on arrival. Preliminary information suggests he was allegedly attacked by the 17-year-old suspect.
The suspect was arrested shortly after the incident and is expected to appear in the Saselamani Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 8 December.
Provincial police spokesperson Colonel Malesela Ledwaba said investigations into the circumstances surrounding the stabbing are continuing.
Last month, The Star newspaper reported that a 17-year-old Limpopo girl was arrested after allegedly scalding a 20-year-old woman with boiling water and striking her with a bottle.
At the time, Ledwaba stated that the incident occurred on a Friday night, around 9 pm, at Denstaat village in the Alldays policing area. It is alleged that the 20-year-old victim was asleep when the suspect woke her up and accused her of finding photos on her boyfriend’s cellphone.
“It is alleged that the 20-year-old female victim was asleep when the suspect woke her up and confronted her about photographs, she allegedly found on her boyfriend’s cellphone. During the heated confrontation, the suspect allegedly poured hot water over the victim and further struck her several times on the head and face with a bottle.”
Ledwaba said the victim sustained serious burn injuries and was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.
Police swiftly opened a case of attempted murder and apprehended the suspect soon after the incident.
Investigations are still underway, and the 17-year-old is set to appear before the Senwabarwana Magistrate’s Court on Monday, November 10, to face the charge.
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