TWO people were stabbed to death and two others killed in road accidents in Butterworth at the weekend, Eastern Cape police said yesterday.
On Christmas Eve an 80-year-old woman was stabbed to death in her hut, Captain Jackson Manatha said.
The motive for the crime was unknown and no one was arrested.
A 26-year-old man was stabbed to death on Sunday.
A witness told police the killer was seen boarding a taxi to flee the crime scene.
Two counts of culpable homicide were being investigated by Butterworth police after an 18-year-old and a 25-year-old were killed in separate road accidents on Christmas Day.
Xmas weekend deaths
TWO people were stabbed to death and two others killed in road accidents in Butterworth at the weekend, Eastern Cape police said yesterday.
On Christmas Eve an 80-year-old woman was stabbed to death in her hut, Captain Jackson Manatha said.
The motive for the crime was unknown and no one was arrested.
A 26-year-old man was stabbed to death on Sunday.
A witness told police the killer was seen boarding a taxi to flee the crime scene.
Two counts of culpable homicide were being investigated by Butterworth police after an 18-year-old and a 25-year-old were killed in separate road accidents on Christmas Day.
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