Free State Woman Stabs Boyfriend After Refusing To Give Him Money

• The South African Police Service arrested a woman from Welkom in the Free State for stabbing her lover
• This was after they got into an altercation after she paid him a surprise visit with her family
• The boyfriend asked her for money to travel to Botshabelo, and when she refused, he allegedly assaulted her, and she retaliated by stabbing him

Tebogo Mokwena, a Briefly News current affairs journalist based in Johannesburg, South Africa, covered a range of criminal activities, including cash-in-transit heists, kidnappings, taxi violence, police investigations, police shootouts, and court cases at Daily Sun for over three years.

THABONG, FREE STATE — The South African Police Service (SAPS) arrested a 26-year-old woman from Thabong in the Free State after she allegedly stabbed her boyfriend on the evening of 1 June 2025.

Free State woman stabs boyfriend

According to the South African Police Service, the woman visited her boyfriend at his house with her family. The motive behind the visit was unclear. The lovers allegedly had a verbal altercation, and the boyfriend wanted to go to Botshabelo. He asked his partner for transport money, and she refused.

The boyfriend angrily attacked her and allegedly slapped her multiple times. She armed herself with a knife and reportedly stabbed him. She stabbed him in the chest, and the ambulance was called. She was arrested and will appear before the Welkom Magistrates Court on 3 June.

Woman who stabbed their partners

• A Limpopo woman stabbed and killed her boyfriend in Morarela village outside of Marble Hall in May 2023
• A Limpopo teenager was arrested after she fatally stabbed her boyfriend on 1 January 2025 during an argument in Modimolle
• A woman from Bloemfontein in the Free State stabbed her boyfriend to death during a night out

What did South Africans say?

Netizens commenting on SAPS' Facebook post shared their views.

Cee Jay said:

"When it's done by a woman, no one cares."

Lindiwe Majola said:

"Self Defence."

Sanna Xitsavi Mathebula Khalanga said:

"She was defending herself mos."

Ndo Lorraine said:

"Welkom and Bethlehem women and men stabbing each other is the order of the day, shame. The girlfriend must have run for dear life during the fight."

Tshepo Chere Mokhosi said:

"It's not even trending, nor are they sharing it."

Freeman S Reggie said:

"Whee are the gendfer merchandisers? I don't see them."

Natasha Malherbe asked:

"But why come with your family to ask for money? Doesn't make sense. She was looking for trouble."

Thabang Geeza said:

"She didn't have the strength to fight him physically, so she found another way to defend herself."

Hector Manyaga said:

"They will drop the charge when she claims that it was self-defence."

Looking at the Free State crime statistics

Over the past two years, the murder rate has shown a marginal decline, dropping from 9.3 per 100,000 people in 2022 to 8.9 in 2024 during the same reporting period. Other contact crimes remain a concern. Attempted murder cases rose sharply by 52, while common assault saw an increase of 185 cases. Sexual offences edged up slightly, with six more cases than in the previous year.

On the property crime front, there were notable improvements. Both residential and business burglaries declined, along with theft out of motor vehicles. Theft of motor vehicles and motorcycles increased by 10 cases, tempering the overall progress.

A key highlight was the drop in aggravated robbery. Carjackings fell by 50 cases, and business robberies dropped by 18. These reductions suggest some gains in targeted policing. Yet, house robberies ticked up slightly by six cases, underlining ongoing challenges in safeguarding private residences.

Limpopo nurse who allegedly killed girlfriend found dead

In a related article, Briefly News reported that a male nurse from Limpopo who was accused of killing his girlfriend was found dead in April. His body was found in Tzaneen.

The man was accused of killing his 44-year-old girlfriend, who was also employed as a nurse. The police did not suspect any foul play.

Source: Briefly News