A 55-year-old man from New Brighton, Gqeberha, died after his girlfriend allegedly poured boiling water on him whereas he was asleep.
BOILING WATER ATTACK
Based on a media assertion issued by SAPS, the incident came about round 23:00 on Wednesday, 23 April, at a house in Ntshekisa Avenue in New Brighton.
The girlfriend allegedly boiled water and threw it over the person whereas he was sleeping in his mattress. He sustained extreme burn accidents and was rushed to the hospital, however later handed away from his accidents.
Nobody has been arrested but, because the investigating officer is awaiting medical stories from the hospital.
ANOTHER INCIDENT AT GQBERHA LAKE
In a separate, unrelated incident, SAPS in Gqeberha are investigating a drowning at North Finish Lake in Gqeberha, which came about yesterday, 29 April.
Two international nationals have been allegedly fishing from a raft on the lake when the raft capsized at round 20:00. One of many males managed to swim to security, however a 26-year-old man has gone lacking.
SAPS Mount Street officers and SAPS divers are at present trying to find the lacking particular person to recuperate his physique.
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