By OBAKENG MAJE
A man who was arrested for murder was remanded in custody by the Bloemhof Magistrate’s Court on 26 January 2024. Johny Johannes Potgieter (27) allegedly fatally stabbed his friend, Jamie Van Tonder (47) with a knife in the early hours of Monday morning (22 January 2024).
The North West police spokesperson, Brig Sabata Mokgwabone said, Potgieter allegedly then went to his parents’ place and alerted them of the incident. Mokgwabone further said his parents accompanied him to his place, where they found Van Tonder’s partially burnt body with a stab wound in a backroom.
“The police were summoned to the scene and that led to the arrest of Potgieter. A knife and blood-stained clothes were seized. His murder case was postponed to 5 February 2024 for formal bail application,” he added.
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