Eastern Cape Student Stabbed to Death in Housebreaking Incident
- A student was killed and another was injured during a housebreaking robbery that went wrong in the Eastern Cape
- The incident happened in Summerstrand, and the suspect entered the students' residence on the evening of 13 October 2025
- The victim, who was fatally stabbed, died on the scene, and police have called for the public to come forward with information
Tebogo Mokwena, Briefly News’ Deputy Head of the Current Affairs desk, 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.
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SUMMERSTRAND, EASTERN CAPE — A female student was stabbed to death and another was injured in Humewood, Gqweberha, in the Eastern Cape on 14 October 2025.
According to IOL, the incident happened at a student's residence in Admirality Way in Summerstrand in the evening. The suspect broke into the house. Armed with a knife, he confronted one of the students and allegedly started stabbing her while she was screaming.
The other student was also stabbed during the incident and was rushed to the hospital. The suspect took two cellphones and a laptop. The 20-year-old was treated at the hospital, but the 23-year-old died on the scene.
Police call for more information
The South African Police Service called on the public to come forward with information that could assist in apprehending the suspect. They have launched a manhunt for the suspect.
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3 Briefly News stories about students killed
In 2023, a Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) student was found dead on campus with stab wounds. The student, 21 year-old Ntokozo Xaba, was last seen alive having drinks with her ex-boyfriend and friends. Xaba and the ex-boyfriend left together. Her body was discovered the next morning.
A Nelson Mandela University female student was stabbed to death by another male student on campus in June 2023. The suspect was arrested shortly after the incident. The circumstances behind the attack were unclear. The university condemned the incident and cooperated with the police investigation.
A matriculant from the Humansdorp Secondary School in Humansdorp, Eastern Cape, was stabbed to death on 23 September 2025. The incident happened in the early morning shortly before school began. A group of learners had a violent interaction. One of them was stabbed to death and five learners fled the scene. The suspects have not been arrested.
5 Arrested for Fort Hare student murder
In a related article, Briefly News reported that five University of Fort Hare students were arrested in 2023 for murdering another atudent. The incident allegedly happened because of a missing laptop.
The accused were between 22 and 25 when they were arrested and appeared before the Alice Magistrates Curt in the Eastern Cape. The victim was allegedly accused of astealing a laptop. He was slapped, choked, punched and fatally stabbed by the assailants. The victim ran to campus to escape the suspects, but they caught up with him asnd tortured him to death.
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