MAKHWENKWE Holose (37) from Khayelitsha in Cape Town is lucky to be alive after he was allegedly stabbed by his neighbour's boyfriend.
The incident happened on 28 August, in the early hours of the morning.
According to Makhwenkwe, he was patrolling with two men when he saw a man standing in front of a shack, but he didn't see that he was with a woman from their kasi.
When they approached him, they asked him why he was loitering instead of going home.
The man allegedly didn't respond, but he walked towards them.
Makhwenkwe said they realised that the man was drunk, and he was with his girlfriend who lives a few houses away from him.
"While we were about to leave, the man walked to us as if he wanted to talk but instead, he pulled out a knife out of his pocket and stabbed me. He stabbed me three times and I fell on the ground and he was held back by my colleagues," he said.
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Makhwenkwe said his colleagues then quickly rushed him to the hospital and called the cops to arrest the guy.
He said if he didn't defend himself and if his colleagues didn't intervene, he could have died for nothing.
The victim said that his attacker was not even from Khayelitsha but had come from Gugulethu to visit his girlfriend.
Warrant Officer Joseph Swartbooi confirmed the incident.
"The circumstances surrounding the incident cited in your enquiry are still under investigation. Reports suggested that the complainant, a male aged 37 in the matter was at home in the early hours of Monday, 28 August when he was stabbed by a male aged 33.
"The investigating officer in the matter arrested and detained the suspect on Tuesday, 29 August. Harare police are investigating a case of assault with the intention to cause grievous bodily harm," said Swartbooi.
The suspect appeared in the Khayelitsha Magistrates Court on Wednesday, 30 August where he was granted bail.
