By Thokozani Mazibuko
A 32-year-old woman has been arrested and charged with stabbing her 33-year-old alleged abusive boyfriend to death in the Moneni area in Manzini.
This happened shortly after he allegedly tried to force himself on her.
The woman’s name is known to this publication but will be withheld pending her court appearance.
A family member of the woman, who chose to remain anonymous, alleged that the deceased was known for mugging and robbing community members with dangerous weapons.
“He once hacked a man who was trying to save his grandmother, who had screamed for help after he tried to rob her, and her belongings shortly after breaking into her house,” said the relative.
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The relative further alleged that the deceased was a known ‘gangster’, who had been in and out of prison on armed robbery-related charges as he was also robbing people of their valuables in the city of Manzini.
According to the relative, even though, he was older than the deceased, there was a time when he allegedly manhandled him while threatening to beat him up.
The relative alleged that the suspect and deceased once dated, but they broke up after the accused decided to end the relationship.
The deceased was allegedly refusing to accept that the love affair was over and as such, reportedly forced the accused into the relationship against her will.
It is alleged that the deceased came to fetch the suspect at her parental home, which is also situated at Moneni, not far from his home and took her to a water hole, where he bought her some drinks.
After enjoying the drinks, the deceased is alleged to have forced the accused to go with him to his home, whereupon arrival, he allegedly forced himself on her.
The accused is alleged to have resisted the sexual advances towards her, something that did not sit well with the deceased who wielded a bush knife, with which he allegedly hacked her on the head.
After realising that she was bleeding after being hacked on the head with the bush knife, the accused is alleged to have bolted out of the house and ran towards a neighbour’s home, where she locked herself inside a house.
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The deceased, still armed with the bush knife, is alleged to have pursued her and tried to force entry into the house where she was hiding.
The owner of the house is alleged to have tried to negotiate with the deceased to abort his mission and refrain from attacking the suspect, however, the neighbour’s plea is alleged to have fallen on deaf ears.
“While the neighbour and the deceased were still having the discussion, the accused grabbed a kitchen knife from inside the house, where she was hiding and she came out and charged towards the deceased.
Upon reaching him, she stabbed him once on the left collarbone,” said a source.
The deceased retreated and went back to his home, where upon arrival, he lost strength and fell on the ground next to a family member.
He is alleged to have later succumbed to the injury he sustained during the stabbing incident.
The suspect was rushed to the Raleigh Fitkin Memorial (RFM) Hospital, where she was treated and later arrested and charged with murder.
Chief Police Information and Communication Officer (PICO) Senior Superintendent Phindile Vilakati confirmed the matter.
She confirmed that on Saturday at around 1500 hours, a 33-year-old man from Moneni died after being stabbed once in the left collarbone with a sharp object while at Moneni.
The police mouthpiece said a suspect, which is a 32-year-old woman of Moneni has been arrested and charged with murder and will appear before the Manzini Magistrates Court soon.
