Tongaat Murder: Woman Arrested After Domestic Dispute Turns Deadly In KZN

A domestic dispute in Tongaat, KwaZulu-Natal, ended in death on Saturday night after a man was fatally stabbed during an argument with his girlfriend.

Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) confirmed that reaction officers were dispatched from the Tongaat Operations Centre at approximately 20:47 after reports were received of a stabbing in Magwaveni.

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Upon arrival, officers found an adult male, believed to be about 48 years old, lying in the roadway with severe injuries.

He was declared deceased at the scene. It was established that he had been in the company of his girlfriend at a nearby tavern shortly before the incident.

Fatal Tongaat Stabbing Followed Argument Over Money

According to information obtained, the couple became involved in a verbal altercation relating to financial issues.

During the argument, the woman allegedly broke a beer bottle and stabbed the man twice, injuring him on the left side of his abdomen and his face. The injuries proved fatal.

Members of the public directed reaction officers to the location of the female suspect shortly after the incident.

Suspect Confesses and Is Handed Over to SAPS

Officers proceeded to the woman’s residence, where she was found inside her room covered in blood. She immediately confessed to the stabbing.

The suspect was restrained and handed over to the South African Police Service for further investigation. The murder case remains under police investigation.