A man has been charged after a woman and her new partner were allegedly stabbed moments after arriving at her mother’s house.
The 41-year-old man was charged with two counts of attempted murder after a man and woman, both aged 40, were allegedly attacked at a house on Coventry Road in Munno Para around 6.30pm on Friday by the night.
It was learned that the man was the ex-partner of the woman who had just arrived at her mother’s house with her two children and her new partner.
The children, an eight-year-old girl and a three-year-old boy, were unharmed.
A man has been charged after a woman and her new partner were allegedly stabbed moments after arriving at her mother’s house (pictured, crime scene on Friday).
The man and woman were rushed to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries; The woman was treated for a laceration to her arm and the man for abdominal injuries.
Her alleged attacker has been refused bail and is due to appear at Elizabeth Magistrates’ Court on Monday.
Neighbors on the normally quiet street said the man was detained by witnesses after he allegedly lunged at the couple with a knife.
A neighbor, who wanted to remain anonymous, was shocked by the scene.
“When I got home, all I saw was people pinning someone against the fence… and there were blood stains on the ground,” he said. The advertiser.
“There was a lot of screaming and crying so I ran out and called the police and the man was held until the police came and arrested him.”
The 41-year-old was charged with two counts of attempted murder after a man and woman, both aged 40, were allegedly attacked at a house on Coventry Road in Munno Para.
South African police said the people involved know each other.
“Police and paramedics were called to Coventry Road, Munno Para at around 6.15pm to reports of a violent assault,” a police statement read.
‘The suspect was detained at the scene by witnesses and quickly taken into police custody.
‘The investigation is in its early stages; However, police understand that the people involved know each other and that this was not a random incident.
Police have asked anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers.