A man was arrested in King William’s Town on Thursday following the murder of his wife, Eastern Cape police said.
The 44-year-old was caught in Buffalo Street after police received a tip-off, Lieutenant Siphokazi Mawisa said.
He allegedly stabbed his 37-year-old wife to death in their home in Motherwell, Port Elizabeth, on Tuesday, and fled to King William’s Town.
He was expected to appear in the Motherwell Magistrate’s Court on Monday. – Sapa
A mob assaulted a man after he allegedly robbed a shop owned by a Somali national in Motholo on Friday, Limpopo police said.
Constable Moses Molepo said the 29-year-old man and two other men broke into the shop, assaulted and robbed the owner of an undisclosed amount of money and stock in the early hours of the morning.
“The one suspect was severely assaulted by members of the community and the other two fled the scene,” said Molepo.
The man was in a critical condition under police guard at the Mankweng Hospital.
He would appear in court when he had recovered.
