{"id":103837,"date":"2015-11-05T08:25:00","date_gmt":"2015-11-05T06:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/103837\/malawian-man-arrested-for-murder\/"},"modified":"2015-11-05T09:02:39","modified_gmt":"2015-11-05T07:02:39","slug":"malawian-man-arrested-for-murder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2015\/11\/05\/malawian-man-arrested-for-murder\/","title":{"rendered":"Man loses life over loose draw cigarette"},"content":{"rendered":"

A recent argument over a loose cigarette ended in murder in the Makause informal settlement.<\/p>\n

Police have since arrested a Malawian man (28) for the crime.<\/p>

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\u201cIt is alleged that the accused stabbed the deceased, also Malawian, believed to between 30 and 35 years old, with a sharp object, twice in the upper body,\u201d explained Sgt Styles Maome, communications officer for the Primrose police.<\/p>\n

The Primrose police were first called the scene on a report of mob justice.<\/p>

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\u201cWe rushed to the informal settlement where community members handed over the accused and explained what had happened,\u201d Maome said.<\/p>\n

Once the mob had been cleared, paramedics were summoned to the scene where, on arrival, they declared the victim dead.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe suspect liquor was involved as the man appeared to be drunk when he was arrested.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe condemn this senseless killing,\u201d Maome said.<\/p>\n

The accused was taken to the Primrose Police Station where he was formally charged.<\/p>\n

He has since appeared in the Germiston Magistrate Court, where the case was postponed for bail application.<\/p>\n

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