SARAH BAARTMAN – SAPS Addo detectives are seeking the community’s assistance in tracking the suspect (s) and tracing the next of kin of a Lesotho national (woman), who was fatally stabbed in Addo last night, 7 August 2021.

On Saturday evening, 7 August 2021 at about 19:30, police were summoned to a house in Notshoba Street, Nomathamsanqa (Addo), after the landlady found one of her tenants lying dead outside her flat with stab wounds in the upper body. It is said that the 35-year-old Lesotho national was sharing a flat with her boyfriend (also a Lesotho national), who has since disappeared.

A case of murder is under investigation, and anyone who can assist in the investigation is requested to contact the investigating officer, Detective Warrant Officer Gert Loyd on 063 965 3147 or Crime Stop 08600 10111 or the nearest police station. All information is strictly confidential.

Source: South African Police Service