Policeman stabbed to death
2003-11-23 15:01
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Cradock - Police say an officer has been stabbed to death while trying to question a man suspected of housebreaking in Tarkastad near Cradock.
Captain Erris Claasen said the stabbing occurred when Sergeant Eric Makhalane, 41, was following information regarding a man suspected of housebreaking.
Makhalane apparently followed the man to where he stayed and went inside the house.
He started questioning the man about the housebreaking when the man allegedly drew a knife and stabbed Makhalane in the chest. He fell to the floor and died on the way to the hospital.
A man is to appear in the Tarkastad magistrate's court.
- SAPA