Two men were killed in and around Makhado the past weekend.

According to Makhado police spokesperson Capt Maano Sadike, a 55-year-old man was killed on a farm along the Vondeling road on Friday, 29 June. A fight had allegedly broken out between the man, his 22-year-old girlfriend and another man. It was during this fight that the man was stabbed to death with a sharp object.

Both the girlfriend and the second man were arrested.

The following morning, police were once again called to the bloody scene of yet another killing. The body of an unknown man was found lying next to the road on the corner of Burger and Vorster Street. He had a stab wound to the chest.

In both cases, the police have opened murder cases for further investigation. In the second case, police have requested residents who might have witnessed the incident or who might have more information to assist them. The detectives can be contacted at Tel 083 206 5594.