Siphelele Nketo

A HEATED argument between two women who were neighbours ended in one death and one arrest in the Ngangelizwe Township, Mthatha, Eastern Cape.

It was reported that the argument started after the deceased woman (34) was accused of cheating with her neighbour’s boyfriend.

On Tuesday, June 2, a dispute arose and the victim was stabbed multiple times in the upper body and succumbed to her injuries at the scene.

Police confirmed the arrest of the suspect (39) on a charge of murder.

Police OR Tambo district commissioner Major General Norman Modishana has condemned the fatal stabbing and urged members of the public to resolve their problems through peaceful means.

The arrested woman was scheduled to appear before the Mthatha Magistrate’s Court on Thursday, June 4.