Man dies of acid burns
2008-07-28 21:06
Johannesburg - Limpopo police say a 22-year-old woman is to be charged with murder after a 42-year-old man died after he slipped and fell on acid during a domestic fight involving his friend and another woman in Lebowakgomo.
It is alleged Makgomo Nkgweng was at his friend's house sleeping in another room when he heard screams on Friday night.
It appeared that his friend's 22-year-old girlfriend had found a boyfriend with another woman and tried to throw acid on both of them, said spokesperson Manong Tshehla.
"Somehow, the acid missed the other woman and landed on herself and the boyfriend", said Tshehla.
Trying to intervene, Nkgweng rushed to the other bedroom but slipped and fell on the acid and was burnt all over his body, said Tshehla.
He died on his way to the hospital while the 22-year-old woman remained under police guard in the intensive care unit at the Lebowakgomo hospital.
Meanwhile, the "two-timing" boyfriend has since been discharged from hospital.
- SAPA