Woman stabbed to death on busy road

29 March 2017 - 12:34 By Jeff Wicks
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A woman was stabbed repeatedly in broad daylight in the middle of a busy road in Durban on Tuesday afternoon.

The 38-year-old woman died after being rushed to hospital.

Police spokesperson Captain Nqobile Gwala said that detectives had already begun their probe into the brutal slaying of the woman‚ who has yet to be named.

“On Huntley Road in Seaview‚ a body of a 38-year-old woman was found lying on the road. She sustained a stab wound on her left side of the chest‚” she said.

“She was taken to hospital for medical attention and later succumbed to her injuries. The motive for the attack is unknown at this stage‚” Gwala added.

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