A 27-year-old man was arrested by the Primrose police, in the Marathon informal settlement, in Primrose, recently, in connection with a murder.<\/p>\n
“Our police officers were patrolling the area when a group of people at a tavern called them,” said Const Styles Maome, communications officer for the Primrose police.<\/p>
“The police found a man who had been stabbed and had difficulty breathing, lying on the floor.<\/p>\n
“The police called an ambulance, but the man was declared dead when the paramedics arrived.”<\/p>
Community members in the area helped the police to find the man believed to be responsible for the murder.<\/p>\n
Maome said the community members managed to find the man before the police did, and assaulted him.<\/p>\n
“The police would like to thank the community members for helping us to catch the suspect, but we do not condone mob justice, we strongly discourage that,” added Maome.<\/p>\n
“We are concerned about those who take the law into their own hands.”<\/p>\n
The man was rescued by the police and taken to the Primrose Police Station, where he was charged and detained.<\/p>\n
Maome informed the GCN that the man was found in possession of a dangerous, sharp weapon which is believed to have been used to stab the deceased twice in the upper body.<\/p>\n
The suspect will appear in the Germiston Magistrates Court, soon.<\/p>\n