12/01/2026
BROTHER-IN-LAW ARRESTED AFTER MAN STABBED TO DEATH IN BOHLOKONG
Bohlokong – Police in Bohlokong have arrested a man in connection with the alleged murder of his brother-in-law, following the discovery of a body in the early hours of Sunday morning.
According to police reports, officers were alerted at approximately 04:50 on Sunday, 11 January 2026, to a lifeless body of a 29-year-old man found lying near a church at the corner of De Villiers and Church Streets in Bohlokong. The deceased had sustained multiple stab wounds to the chest and back. Paramedics who arrived at the scene certified him dead.
He was later positively identified by his sister as Tankiso Mabitsela.
Although the motive for the killing has not yet been established, preliminary investigations were conducted at the scene, which led to the arrest of a suspect believed to be the deceased’s brother-in-law.
The suspect is expected to appear before the Bethlehem Magistrate’s Court soon on a charge of murder. Police investigations are continuing.
