One man was stabbed to death while his friend survived with multiple stab wounds. Image: Reaction Unit South Africa
A man was found on a footpath with multiple stab wounds, while his friend was found 30 meters away at his home with multiple stab wounds
One man was stabbed to death while his friend survived with multiple stab wounds. Image: Reaction Unit South Africa
On Thursday morning, 2 February, a 69-year-old mother found her son’s deceased body with numerous stab wounds on a footpath in Cottonlands, KwaZulu-Natal.
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A call for assistance was made to nearby security firm, Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) at 06:26.
RUSA Members arrived and were directed along a walkway.
They found the 38-year-old man with multiple stab wounds to his chest and abdomen.
Medical professionals declared him dead.
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The deceased’s 28-year-old friend was found about 30 meters away at his home.
He’d been stabbed three times in the stomach, twice in the neck, and once in the right leg.
He told reaction officers that he and the deceased had been drinking traditional beer at his house the night before.
Two unknown men approached them and made friends with them.
The four of them drank alcohol together.
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The group decided to buy more alcohol from a local tavern around 00:00.
The deceased remained in the house while the homeowner and two unknown men left.
While walking to the tavern, the two men pulled out knives and repeatedly stabbed the victim.
They abandoned him and returned to the house, where they stabbed the deceased.
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It was unclear whether they dumped his body in the pathway or if the critically injured man collapsed while attempting to seek help.
His injured friend was able to return to the house.
The deceased’s mother called him late last night and asked him to return home.
She found that he had not returned this morning and went in search of him when she made the discovery.