‘I miss my mom every day’: son accused of stabbing her more than 27 times

A specialist psychiatrist says a young Durban man’s cocaine and dagga fix impaired his ability to think rationally at the time of stabbing

20 November 2024 - 19:05 By MFUNDO MKHIZE

A specialist psychiatrist says 23-year-old Durban man Uveer Jaganath was in a cannabis and cocaine-induced psychotic state when he fatally stabbed his mother more than 27 times in May 2021...

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