Free State Man Arrested for Attacking Girlfriend With Axe for Cheating

• The South African Police Service arrested a man from the Free State who allegedly attacked his partner with an axe
• The man reportedly found out that she was unfaithful to him and, in a fit of fury, attacked her, severely injuring her
• He was charged with attempted murder after she opened a case against him after she was discharged

Tebogo Mokwena, a Briefly News current affairs journalist in Johannesburg, South Africa, covered police investigations and court cases at Daily Sun for over three years.

ROSENDAL, FREE STATE — A man from the Free State was thrown in jail after he was arrested for allegedly viciously attacking his girlfriend.

Man allegedly attacks girlfriend

TimesLIVE reported that the incident took place at Rosendal on 27 June. The South African Police Service's spokesperson in the province, Mmako Mophiring, said the 27-year-old woman's boyfriend visited her, and when he arrived, he found that she was with someone else in the bedroom.

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He allegedly confronted and asked her what was happening, and a scuffle ensued. He reportedly produced a knife, but she disarmed him. He then allegedly got an axe and hit her with it on her head before strangling her. She managed to reach her home, and her sister contacted an ambulance. She opened a case on 2 July after the hospital discharged her. He was charged with attempted murder and is expected to appear before the Ficksburg Magistrates Court on 3 July.

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The police were called to the scene after the partner returned and found that his girlfriend and child were hacked to death. The gardener then allegedly attacked him, but he managed to subdue her.

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Source: Briefly News