Graaff Reinet tavern murder, CCTV footage leads to arrest of suspect

South African Police Service

Graaff Reinet tavern murder, CCTV footage leads to arrest of suspect
Graaff Reinet tavern murder, CCTV footage leads to arrest of suspect

A 26-year old man will appear in the Graaff-Reinet magistrate’s court on a charge of murder for his alleged involvement in the murder of a man outside a local tavern in Graaff Reinet on Sunday evening.

On Monday, 31 October 2022 around 00:30, police in Graaff Reinet were summoned to a local hospital where they were shown the body of a 25-year-old man with a stab wound in the upper body.

The identity of the deceased is being withheld until a formal identification process is concluded.

Immediately leads were followed, which resulted to the arrest of a 25-year old man.

The suspect was positively linked through a CCTV footage near a local tavern, and it is believed that was the crime scene. A 25-year-old man is due to appear in the Graaff Reinet magistrate’s court on a charge of murder.

Police also seized a murder weapon.

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SOURCESouth African Police Service