A 37-year-old man was arrested after he allegedly slit his wife’s throat in front of their two daughters in their home in Athlone, Cape Town, early on Friday, police said.
The husband then allegedly stabbed himself with a knife but suffered mainly superficial wounds. He was being treated under police guard in a Cape Town hospital.
Police spokesperson Captain Andre Traut said police went to the couple’s house in Kudu Street after being alerted by neighbours who reported hearing the couple having a heated argument. They entered the house and found the woman dead on the floor with her throat slit.
Traut said the couple’s two daughters aged 11 and 16 were being cared for by family members. – Sapa