A Mthatha man was circumcised by two lovers after they found out he dated both at the same time, Eastern Cape police said on Saturday.
Superintendent Mzukisi Fatyela said the 39-year-old's two girlfriends, aged 31 and 41, ganged up against him around 9pm on Friday.
They first stabbed then circumcised him.
He was taken to the Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital. The women were arrested on charges of attempted murder and assault.
Meanwhile, two men were stabbed to death in separate incidents in the Mthatha area on Friday night, both involving a quarrel at a shebeen over a girlfriend.
A 30-year-old was stabbed by a 34-year-old in Mokolweni locality at 11pm, while a 20-year-old was stabbed by a 23-year-old in Bokisini locality, also around 11pm.
In another incident, a 46-year-old woman was hacked to death by a group of four men in Tabase locality around 11pm on Friday.
No one has been arrested yet. Police are investigating a link with witchcraft, Fatyela said.
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