A 23-year-old Eastern Cape man has been arrested in connection with a fatal stabbing after a scuffle outside a tavern.
The incident happened in Keiskammahoek on Good Friday at about 8.30pm.
“It is alleged that two men were fighting outside the tavern at the Endlovini administrative area in Keiskammmahoek,” police spokesperson Capt Majola Nkohli said.
“The fight allegedly escalated to a fatal stabbing, with the victim sustaining stab wounds to the chest.”
The 32-year-old victim was declared dead on arrival at the nearby hospital.
“The suspect was traced and subsequently apprehended by the police after fleeing the scene,” Nkohli said.
The suspect is due to appear in the Keiskammahoek magistrate’s court on Tuesday on a charge of murder.
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