BY XOLISWA VENA
Addo man fatally stabbed his girlfriend during an argument, police say.
On Monday just before 11 p.m., Addo police responded to a stabbing call in the.Endlovini settlement
Police learned that Xolisile Magaga, 58, confronted his girlfriend, Yolanda Hammond, 50, about some items he claimed she had stolen from him.As the couple argued, another man tried to intervene and he and Nagaga began to fight.
Xolisile struck the man, injuring the man’s head.
Police say Xolisile then continued to argue with Hammond and stabbed her repeatedly.
She died at the scene soon after police arrived.
The other man was taken to a hospital and treated for a non-life-threatening injury to his head.
Xolisile ran from the scene immediately after the stabbing.
Police were able to locate him on Alliance Bridge Road in Addo on Monday night at approximately 11:45 pm.
Xolisile was taken into custody by the Addo police and is currently awaiting a bond hearing at the Addo Detention Center.
He is charged with murder, aggravated battery, and aggravated assault.
