A man from Mpumalanga was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment for stabbing his uncle during an argument over meat.
Samkelo Mbowane appeared before the Mhala regional court on Thursday where he was facing charges of attempted murder. The incident occurred in November 2022 at Goromani near Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga.
According to Mpumalanga police spokesperson, Brigadier Selvy Mohlala, Mbowani and his uncle had an argument over meat and it turned violent.
“During the squabble, Mbowane was fuming, he went to the room and fetched a knife which he used to stab his uncle multiple times. The uncle sustained some injuries on the eye, left arm, shoulder, neck and back. He was rescued by the people who had visited the family,” said Mohlala.
The victim was taken to a nearby hospital for medical treatment.
The 36-year-old Mbowane was subsequently arrested and charged with attempted murder.
Mohlala noted that, during the incident, Mbowane was on parole for assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, and a murder he committed in 2016. The crime resulted in him being sentenced to 10 years.
Following this, Mpumalanga police commissioner, Lieutenant General Semakaleng Daphney Manamela, encouraged the public not to hide criminal activities committed by their family members.
“If we become silent whenever we witness a crime taking place in our eyes, we are in fact putting our lives in serious danger because we can end up being attacked or killed by the very same people we are trying to protect,’’ noted Manamela.
