A 26-year-old man will appear in the Graaff-Reinet Magistrate’s Court on a charge of murder for his alleged involvement in the murder of a man outside a local tavern in Graaff-Reinet on October 31.
According to police spokesperson, Warrant Officer Majola Nkohli, on Monday, October 31 around 00:30, police in Graaff-Reinet were summoned to a local hospital where they were shown the body of a 25-year-old man with a stab wound in the upper body.
He said the identity of the deceased is being withheld until a formal identification process is concluded.
“Immediately after leads were followed, which resulted in the arrest of a man and the seizure of a murder weapon,” said Nkohli.
“The suspect was positively linked through CCTV footage near a local tavern, at the alleged crime scene.”
He further said the suspect is due to appear in the Graaff-Reinet Magistrate’s Court on a charge of murder.
