MAFUBE – A domestic violence incident between a couple ended with the death of a man in Namahadi, Frankfort on Sunday, 03 April 2022 at about 00:15 midnight. The members on duty received a complaint that there was a fight between a wife and husband at a certain house in Phahameng Section.

A member who attended the scene points out that on arrival he found a woman sitting on the chair holding her husband who was on the ground outside the house. He noticed that the husband was bleeding from the mouth and he sustained an open wound on the chest. The husband aged 46 was certified dead on the scene by paramedics.

On interviewing the wife about what happened, she explained that she was having a fight with her husband outside the house. According to her, a group of people entered the yard to rescue her from her husband. After the people separated them, she saw her husband falling down. She further alleged that this unknown group of people ran away. She could not give a clear account on how the victim sustained the fatal injury.

The wife was later arrested on the same day and will be charged for murder. She will appear at Frankfort Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday, 05 April 2022. Investigation continues.

Source: South African Police Service