A 35-year-old man is expected to appear before the Emalahlani Magistrate’s Court today, Tuesday 14 July 2020, for attempting to murder his girlfriend.
Police have gathered information that the suspect on 21 December 2019 had an intense argument with his girlfriend who was 19-years-old at the time.
He poured paraffin on her whilst she was asleep. When she woke up, she smelled of paraffin, the suspect set her alight and locked her in their rented room.
READ ALSO: Police launch search for missing police officer
The victim screamed out of anguish begging for the suspect to open the door, which he did but ran away immediately after.
Fellow tenants heard the victim screaming and saw that she was severely burned, they summoned the police as well as medical personnel for assistance.
When these formations arrived, the medical personnel took the victim to hospital whilst police opened a case of attempted murder.
READ ALSO: Manhunt launched for 12 escapees
Police started with their investigation and discovered that the suspect ran away from Witbank where he was staying with the victim.
On Monday, the police managed to sniff him out from his hiding place in Shatale near Bushbuckridge hence his court appearance.
