Woman arrested for attempted murder after stabbing colleague in a retail store
A 39-year-old woman was arrested for attempted murder after allegedly stabbing a 40-year-old colleague multiple times at a retail store in the Namakgale policing area.
Limpopo provincial police spokesperson Colonel Malesela Ledwaba said the victim was on her way to work when she received a call from a colleague informing her that a woman was looking for her at the store.
On arrival, the victim went to the storeroom to retrieve stock and began packing shelves when the suspect approached her, exchanged greetings and then allegedly attacked her with a knife, stabbing her repeatedly.
Store security personnel intervened, overpowered the suspect and rescued the victim, who sustained several stab wounds.
Police and emergency medical services were summoned to the scene, and the injured woman was transported to a local hospital for medical treatment.
The assailant was arrested at the store, and a sharp object believed to have been used in the attack was seized.
Ledwaba said preliminary investigations revealed that the 39-year-old woman allegedly went to the store with the intention to harm the victim, pretending to shop for groceries while carrying a set of knives in her trolley.
The motive for the attack is unknown at this stage, and police said investigations are continuing. The arrested woman was scheduled to appear before the Namakgale Magistrate’s Court in Limpopo.
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