eNCA | Man abducts, kills, starts eating girl in Eastern Cape
JOHANNESBURG – According to the South African Police Service (SAPS), a man abducted, killed, and started eating a young woman in the Eastern Cape on Saturday.
In a statement, the SAPS says the young man took a girl by force from the main street to his home.
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“He killed her with a knife by cutting her throat. When the mother of the suspect saw what was happening, she rushed and called the police to the scene. When they arrived, the suspect was busy eating the flesh of the deceased. Police members ordered him to stop and to hand himself over. He went berserk and stormed at them with the knife. Several warning shots were fired to deter him but in vain. He was shot and taken to hospital where he is under police guard.”
A case of murder is being investigated. IPID has also been informed of the shooting incident.
According to the SAPS, the man “appears to be suffering from some kind of abnormality.”
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