Boyfriend hands himself after retaliation turned fatal

According to police, a woman named Yandiswa Kate (34) was killed by her 39-year-old boyfriend on Saturday after seven o’clock in the morning after she allegedly threw a stone at him.

This happened on Valencia Street in Addo when the couple got into an argument while walking.

According to Warrant Officer Majola Nkohli, during their argument, Yandiswa took a stone and hit the man with it, after which the man retaliated with a knife and stabbed her in the upper body.

Yandiswa died instantly on the scene.

The man surrendered to police and was taken into custody. He is charged with murder.