Mob turns on alleged murderer
2013-02-17 22:40
Johannesburg - A man who allegedly murdered his girlfriend's other lover was attacked by community members in the Madobogo Village on Sunday, said North West police.
The 36-year-old man had gone to visit his girlfriend late on Saturday night, when he apparently found her with another man, said Captain Amanda Funani in a statement.
"A fight ensued between the suspect and his girlfriend. Her other boyfriend intervened and defended the woman."
The man then apparently stabbed the other boyfriend, aged 37, in the chest with a beer bottle and he died.
On Sunday morning members of the village hunted down the alleged murderer at his aunt's house.
"[They] took [the] law into their [own] hands by beating him up before handing him over to the local police station."
Funani said the man was only slightly injured by the mob and had been taken to a clinic for treatment.
He will appear in the Atamelang Magistrates' Court on Monday.
- SAPA
