Johannesburg – A teenager stabbed his brother to death in Mahikeng, North West police said on Wednesday.

The brother was stabbed in the chest when he tried to intervene in a fight between the teenager and his cousin, said police spokesperson Kealeboga Molale

The 16-year-old was arrested and appeared in the Mmabatho Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday.

He was placed in his parents’ custody and the case was postponed to Thursday, said Molale.

– SAPA