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Bay man killed following argument over his dog

Murder victim Riaan Marais (32)

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A 30-year-old man from Gqeberha has been charged with murder after an argument over a dog turned deadly.

Police spokesperson Colonel Priscilla Naidu says on Friday night an altercation broke out in Melkhout Street in Greenbushes between the suspect and 32-year-old Riaan Marais.

She says the suspect approached Marais shortly before 9 pm on behalf of his girlfriend, to complain about his dog when the argument became heated.

Colonel Naidu says the suspect allegedly picked up a knife before stabbing Marais once in his head.

She says they were informed about the incident from hospital on Saturday and were unable to get a statement from Marais as he was in critical condition.

Colonel Naidu says later on the same day the suspect went to the Kabega Park police station to open up a case of assault against Marais but was then arrested on a charge of attempted murder.

She says Marais died from his injuries on Monday morning and the charge was changed to a murder investigation.

Colonel Naidu says the breed of dog cannot yet be confirmed, nor the exact particulars of the argument.

The suspect will appear in the Magistrates court on Monday.