Kimberley – A man and a woman have been arrested for murder following alleged arguments in two separate cases, Northern Cape police said on Sunday.
Police arrested a 24-year-old man in connection with the murder of a 41-year-old man on Saturday, Major Dimakatso Mooi said.
“The incident was reportedly committed on Saturday at about [5.30pm] at Sunrise, [De Aar]. It is alleged that the suspect stabbed the victim after a heated argument.”
The victim was certified dead at a local hospital and the suspect was arrested later the same day. The man was expected to appear in the local magistrate’s court soon.
In a separate incident, police in Groblershoop arrested a 22-year-old woman in connection with the murder of a 30-year-old woman, Mooi said.
“It is alleged that on Saturday at about [2pm] the two were involved in a fight when the suspect stabbed the deceased. The deceased died in hospital and the suspect was arrested.”
The woman would appear in the Groblershoop Magistrate’s Court on Monday, Mooi said.
African News Agency (ANA)