Online Reporter
Jomisayi Maromo
JOHANNESBURG. − Police in Limpopo have arrested a 51-year-old Zimbabwean man who had been on the run after a violent love triangle turned deadly at Wegdraai Village in Maleboho, South Africa.
Jonas Makhura had been on the run since Monday after a man was hacked to death after a fight over a woman.
Makhura’s younger brother is also believed to have been part of the attack and has been arrested.
Makhura was cornered in the Alldays policing area on Tuesday night.
Provincial police spokesperson Colonel Malesela Ledwaba confirmed the arrest and said Makhura was found hiding in a truck.
The case stems from the violent confrontation late on Monday after the brothers allegedly received information that a man was having an affair with Makhura’s girlfriend.
They stormed a homestead where the 55-year-old man and a 38-year-old woman were present.
“On arrival, a confrontation ensued, during which the elder brother allegedly attacked the man with an axe and severely injured the woman,” said Ledwaba.
Paramedics certified the 55-year-old man dead at the scene, while the injured woman was rushed to hospital for urgent treatment.
Police arrested the younger brother at his home, where they recovered the bloodied axe, which he had allegedly tried to wash in an effort to destroy evidence. − IOL
Mathew Masinge