By Staff Reporter
MALAMULELE-A 42-year-old man who has been stabbed to death while walking to church on Sunday morning.
The police say Godfrey Mandlazi was brutally stabbed to death while walking along Collins Chabane Road in Malamulele Section C next to the Malamulele High School.
His lifeless body was discovered less than an hour later by a passer-by after he left Mavambe Village left at about 5 am intending to participate in a fun walk at a nearby church according to his family.
Provincial police spokesperson Colonel Malesela Ledwaba said according to police reports a passer-by was walking along the road when he noticed a lifeless body of a male laying beside the road.
Ledwaba said the man immediately informed the police and called paramedics who declared the victim dead on arrival.
He said Mandlazi’s relative informed the police that he had a backpack with clothing and a lunch box.
The police did not find the items at the scene.
The victim sustained a deep open wound on the upper back shoulder and a manhunt of the unknown suspects has since been launched.”
The police have urged anyone with information that can lead to the apprehension of the suspects to contact the investigating officer Warrant Officer Nzamani Shivambu on 073 282 3033 or the crime stop number 08600 10111 or the nearest police station or MySAPSApp.
