Scourge of crime shocks

MOSSELBAY NEWS - Three people were killed and one almost died in an attempted murder in one horrendous weekend of crime in KwaNonqaba.

According to information received from the KwaNonqaba Police, three people were stabbed to death and each of them died due to a single stab wound to the heart.

One other person was lucky to survive an attempted murder.

Apart from these violent crimes, eight people were arrested by traffic officials in the KwaNonqaba jurisdiction for suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol, and close to ten people were arrested on drug-related charges.

In the first incident, police responded to a complaint at Sixaxeni Street in Endlovini on 16 December at 06:29.

When they arrived, they found a man lying on his back outside an informal dwelling.

A suspect was arrested for murdering a man known as Winnie Mxuthu by stabbing him once with a sharp object on the right side of the chest.

According to eyewitnesses, the suspect and victim were involved in an argument.

The suspect then stabbed the victim only once.

The body of the deceased was removed to a local mortuary.

At 23:25 on 16 December police were on routine patrols in Frans Street in Asla Park when a victim of a suspected attempted murder was found with multiple stab wounds to the chest, his back and arm.

An 18-year old suspect was arrested and detained while the victim was taken to a local hospital for treatment.

The second murder case the KwaNonqaba Police had to attend to, occurred on 17 December at approximately 03:40 in Scholtz Street.

In this case, suspects were arrested after the victim was found with multiple stab wounds and an eyewitness informed the police of the alleged suspects.

The third murder took place in Mawawa Street at approximately 16:32 on 17 December.