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- A 25-year old Limpopo woman has died after being stabbed several times, allegedly by her boyfriend.
- He apparently complained of not being given attention at her family function at the weekend.
- The police said an arrest was expected to be made soon.
The family of a woman who was stabbed to death was on Thursday is still reeling from the shock of her murder in Hans Village, Mokopane, Limpopo.
The 25-year-old's body was discovered on Monday after she failed to return home.
Her uncle, Stanley Lebelo, told News24 he and his niece arrived in Hans Village on Friday for a family function at the weekend.
"We were told that she left on Sunday night to her boyfriend's home in the village. We were supposed to return back to Witbank where she was staying with me, but she was nowhere to be seen.
"We called her, but there was no answer. We checked at the boyfriend's home and that's where the gruesome discovery was made."
Lebelo said tenants in the backyard heard a fierce argument on Sunday night and then saw the boyfriend going out on Monday morning without his girlfriend.
She was found with several stab wounds and was apparently also hit with frying pan and glasses, he added.
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"We were told the boyfriend apparently complained of not being given attention during the family function at the weekend. We were also told that the boyfriend smashed her cellphone and slapped her when she was here over the Easter weekend."
Lebelo called on the boyfriend, who is believed to be on the run, to provide information to the police.
"It is so painful given that she has left behind a two-year old daughter."
Limpopo police spokesperson Brigadier Motlafela Mojapelo confirmed the murder and said a manhunt had been launched and an arrest was expected to be made soon.
