A 35-year-old man recently handed himself over to the police after allegedly killing his girlfriend.<\/p>\n
The deceased was found stabbed to death in her shack.<\/p>
\u201cThe man had burns over 80 per cent of his body when he handed himself over to police,\u201d said Sgt Styles Maome, on behalf of the Germiston cluster station.<\/p>\n
The man explained that after the incident he had attempted to commit suicide by burning himself with a flammable substance.<\/p>
\u201cDuring interrogation the suspect said that he had stabbed the deceased because she was cheating on him,\u201d said Maome.<\/p>\n
The man was taken to a local hospital, under police guard, and he will appear in court once his condition has improved.<\/p>\n
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