Man arrested after cutting off another man’s private parts
Man arrested after cutting off another man’s private parts. The incident happened at Bolahlakgomo village at around 3 am on Sunday morning, Colonel Moatshe Ngoepe said.
The victim was found by a passerby, naked, bleeding, and in an agonising pain Police in Magatle outside Lebowakgomo have arrested a 27-year-old suspect for allegedly “dismembering a 55-year-old victim of his private parts”, Limpopo police said on Sunday.
“The victim was found by a passerby, n@ked, bleeding, and in an agonising pain. The police were called and reacted swiftly, but by the time they arrived at the scene the victim had already been taken to a hospital,” he said.
The victim had also suffered multiple stab wounds and had been admitted to hospital in a critical condition.
“Preliminary investigations led police to the suspect’s house at Bolahlakgomo, where the alleged severed private parts were found placed in a washing basket. Forensic investigations will still be conducted to determine if the private parts belong to the victim. The suspect was not found at his house.”
A manhunt was immediately launched and the suspect was arrested within hours at a wedding ceremony at Bolahlakgomo.
The suspect, previously convicted and jailed for murder and malicious damage to property, would appear in the Thabamoopo Magistrate’s Court on Monday on a charge of attempted murder.
“The motive for this brutal attack is unknown at this stage. Police investigations are continuing,” Ngoepe said.
Source: The Citizen
