Eastern Cape police have arrested a 20-year-old man after he allegedly killed another man for being in love with his girlfriend.
Captain Jackson Manatha said the boyfriend confronted the 24-year-old man on the evening of Christmas day.
Manatha said the boyfriend “drew a knife and stabbed him to death”.
He said the incident happened in a village in Butterworth, Eastern Cape.
The boyfriend was arrested and appeared in the Butterworth Magistrate’s Court on Thursday.
The case was postponed to January 3, 2019.
'Jealous boyfriend' allegedly kills man for being in love with his woman
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Eastern Cape police have arrested a 20-year-old man after he allegedly killed another man for being in love with his girlfriend.
Captain Jackson Manatha said the boyfriend confronted the 24-year-old man on the evening of Christmas day.
Manatha said the boyfriend “drew a knife and stabbed him to death”.
He said the incident happened in a village in Butterworth, Eastern Cape.
The boyfriend was arrested and appeared in the Butterworth Magistrate’s Court on Thursday.
The case was postponed to January 3, 2019.
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