The police in Mankweng, Limpopo, have apprehended a 40-year-old man in connection with the brutal murder of his 32-year-old girlfriend at his residence in Nobody Thakgalang village on Monday, 11 August 2025, at about 20:30.
Police were called to the scene and, upon arrival, found the lifeless body of the woman lying in a pool of blood inside the house.
She had sustained multiple stab wounds. The victim was certified dead at the scene by paramedics. An axe, believed to have been used in the commission of the crime, was recovered.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the victim’s boyfriend allegedly assaulted her before contacting her family. When the family arrived, they made the shocking discovery.
The suspect later attempted suicide at home but failed and subsequently crashed his vehicle near Savanna Mall. He was taken to hospital under police guard. He has since been charged with murder and will soon appear before the Mankweng Magistrate’s Court.