Woman Stabs Boyfriend to Death After Argument Over 13th Cheque in Eastern Cape

Police have arrested a 51-year-old woman after she stabbed her boyfriend to death in Cookhouse in the Eastern Cape.

It is understood the 38-year-old man was stabbed by his girlfriend on Wednesday after an argument broke out between them about his 13th cheque.

The police’s Sergeant Majola Nkohli said the woman is expected to appear in the Somerset East magistrate’s court on Monday on charges of murder. 

“The two were involved in a brief argument when she subsequently became angry and stabbed him once in the upper body. Akhona Sondlo was declared dead at the scene. It is believed that an argument was about his 13th cheque.”