A boyfriend who allegedly killed his girlfriend on Saturday with a machete has disappeared after executing the terrific act, MpumalangaNews has reported.
It was alleged that the incident happened after the couple had an argument. The lifeless body of a 42-year old woman was discovered by her 16-year-old stepson in a pit toilet when he came home from his neighbour’s house where he spent the night.
The boy noticed that the door was wide open and there was blood everywhere. He went outside and noticed that his stepmother was lying on the floor in the toilet and he saw flies, blood in her face and ran to alert his stepmother’s friend who called the police.
The spokesperson of the police, Capt Jabu Ndubane confirmed the incident and said a case of murder has been opened and police are still trying to find the whereabouts of the boyfriend.
“When police arrived at the scene, the woman was already dead. According to the information we obtained from a friend earlier, the couple were drinking alcohol and had a quarrel. They tried to calm them and left. Police discovered a bloodied panga (machete), blood on the bed, even clothes that the boyfriend was wearing, but he was no where to be found. We are still searching for the suspect and the investigation is still on,” explained Ndubane.
Source: Tori
