Woman to appear in Polokwane court for killing husband

Woman to appear in Polokwane court for killing husband

A twenty year-old woman is set to appear before the Mookgophong Magistrate’s Court in Limpopo in connection with the murder of her 25-year-old husband.


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Police in Limpopo say the incident took place on a farm in Kruisfontein, outside Mookgophong, on Monday.


Provincial police spokesperson Malesela Ledwaba says it is believed that the couple were involved in a heated argument in the morning.


"According to the Information the suspect accused her husband of having an affair. She allegedly stabbed her husband with a sharp object on the upper body.


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"The victim, who is a foreign national, was taken to hospital where he was certified dead on arrival. The suspect, a 20-year-old who is also a foreign national, was arrested."


Ledwaba says that the suspect will appear in court soon on a charge of murder. 

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