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.
