{"id":140667,"date":"2016-12-17T07:01:00","date_gmt":"2016-12-17T05:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/140667\/man-stabbed-for-spilling-beer\/"},"modified":"2016-12-17T07:02:09","modified_gmt":"2016-12-17T05:02:09","slug":"man-stabbed-for-spilling-beer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2016\/12\/17\/man-stabbed-for-spilling-beer\/","title":{"rendered":"Man stabbed for spilling beer"},"content":{"rendered":"

While enjoying a drink at a Ramokonopi West tavern recently, a 54-year-old man got up to use the rest room.<\/p>\n

En-route to the bathroom, the man accidentally kicked a table spilling a 34-year-old patron\u2019s beer.<\/p>

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The man became enraged and attacked the elderly man.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s reported that the accused pulled out a knife and stabbed the victim repeatedly, in the upper body and head.<\/p>

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\u201cThe victim was rushed to hospital after the attack,\u201d explained Capt Mega Ndobe of the SAPS Ekurhuleni West Cluster.<\/p>\n

Officers at the Katlehong South Police Station began to search for the accused – and he was found and arrested a few days after the incident.<\/p>\n

He was charged with attempted murder and will appear in the Palm Ridge Magistrate\u2019s Court soon.<\/p>\n

\u201cPolice are currently investigating how the suspect was able to enter the tavern, with the knife,\u201d Ndobe said.<\/p>\n

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