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Woman hacked to death by lover

Police arrested the 45-year-old woman’s 48-year-old partner

A woman has been hacked to death, allegedly by her partner, in Ncambedlana, Mthatha, Eastern Cape police said on Monday.    

On Sunday around 10pm the couple had a quarrel, which turned violent, said Lt-Col Mzukisi Fatyela.    

Police arrested the 45-year-old woman’s 48-year-old partner on suspicion of her murder.    

Fatyela said he would appear in Mthatha Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday.

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