A 26-year-old Pearston man will appear in the Somerset East Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, 4 January 2023 for the alleged murder of a 20-year-old man during the early hours of 1 January 2023.
It is alleged that at about 03:30, the lifeless body of the victim was found lying in Steenbokkie Street, Nelsig (Pearston) with a stab wound in the upper body.
A team of detectives followed up some leads, and few hours later the suspect was nabbed for murder.
