Bronville elderly man and foreigner arrested for allegedly stabbing two women in Odendaalsrus

Bronville elderly man and foreigner arrested for allegedly stabbing two women in Odendaalsrus
Bronville elderly man and foreigner arrested for allegedly stabbing two women in Odendaalsrus. Image source: Pixabay

On Sunday, 12 November 2023 at about 05:30, Odendaalsrus Police receive a complaint about the body of a woman lying under the bridge next to Hospital Park in R30 road. On arrival, the body of a woman was found with multiple stab wounds on her head and body. A 34-year-old woman was certified dead at the scene by Emgency Medical Services personnel.

Preliminary investigation was conducted and a second woman was admitted at a hospital in Goldfields. Information led the SAPS members to a house in Extention 15, Bronville where a 65-year-old man was found busy cleaning the blood stains a black Toyota Yaris with FS registration numbers and a knive were also seized.

The second suspect, a 35-year-old foreign national was also arrested.

The third suspect is still at large and the two will appear soon in Odendaalsrus Magistrate Court.

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