Man stabs wife several times and tries to commit suicide but survives
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Johannesburg – A councillor who allegedly stabbed his wife several times then tried to commit suicide did not die.
Meloding ward councillor, Sephiri Jan Diphoko, 43, is said to have hung himself after stabbing his wife but the injured woman cut the rope he was hanging from and reported him to the police.
He was arrested and charged with the attempted murder of his wife.
Brigadier Motantsi Makhele of the Free State police said information at their disposal was that Diphoko’s wife reported that her husband arrived at their Eureka Park, Meloding home on Sunday, April 18, after 4pm.
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A Free State ward councillor appeared in the Virginia Magistrate s Court on Tuesday for allegedly stabbing his wife multiple times with a kitchen knife.
Sephiri Jan Diphoko, 43, was denied bail and his case was postponed to 7 May, said police spokesperson Brigadier Motantsi Makhele.
Diphoko has not yet explained his version of events.
Makhele said according to Diphoko s wife, Selwane, she was stabbed and assaulted on Sunday at about 16:25 at their home in Eureka Park, Meloding. The complainant alleges that her husband arrived home intoxicated on the said day. A squabble ensued between the couple which led to the councillor assaulting and stabbing his wife multiple times with a kitchen knife, he added.