SAPS Walmer arrested a suspect after a man was stabbed on Saturday evening, 25 September 2021, in Walmer Township.
It is alleged that at approximately 22:45 the deceased and the suspect, who both rented accommodation at the back of a residence in Kolose Street, Walmer, got into an argument. The suspect (49) stabbed the deceased with a knife in the neck. The deceased ran away and collapsed in the street. The detectives are still tracing the next of kin and the name will only be released once they have been informed.
The suspect was arrested on the scene and detained on a charge of murder and will appear in the Gqeberha Magistrate’s Court soon.