A man was apparently stabbed to death by his EX-girlfriend, Khulakahle Gama (29), in Elukwatini on October 7, who has since been arrested by police.
Elukwatini police station spokesperson, Sergeant Wiseman Nkosi, said on the day, Elukwatini police received a call that from Nhlazatshe No.02, informing that an African male had been stabbed to dead by his girlfriend.“On arrival, the body was found inside the yard where the woman resides and she was still in the vicinity.
It is alleged that the lady was with her boyfriend and baby when her ex-boyfriend came to the house and demanded they open the door for him.
When they refused, he broke the door down, an altercation ensued and a fight broke out during which the deceased got fatally stabbed,” he said. Nkosi added all relevant stakeholders were called and the deceased was certified dead by Embhuleni Emergency Services. He was identified by his relatives as Lwazi Nkosi.
“Gama had an interim protection order against Nkosi, the father of the child which she applied for on January 08. The protection order was not served as the respondent was no longer residing around Elukwatini and Gama did not renew it.
She had also opened a common assault case in September but later withdrew the case. She appeared at the Chief Albert Luthuli Magistrate Court on October 8, but the matter was postponed to October 15 for a formal bail application.
Nkosi also called on families to resolve disputes without resorting to violence. He also condemns domestic violence within the communities and encouraged those who are abused to report it and not withdrawing such cases out of fear by the abuser for going to the police.
The victim’s family are still shocked by his death and want answers on how he died and a request to the police that his killer need to face the law.
“He was a member of our family and we loved him a lot and after hearing the news that he was killed, we were shattered. We will miss him and his place in the family will not be replaced by anyone. We believe that the law will play its course to the person who took his life,” they said.
