South coast woman held for husband's murder
A KwaZulu-Natal south coast woman who allegedly threw a knife at her husband, killing him during a domestic dispute, will appear in the Port Shepstone Magistrates Court this morning.
The incident took place at the couple's Pumula home near Hibberdene, on Friday night.
It is believed that the woman threw a knife at the 36-year-old, which struck him at the back of his thigh -- cutting through an artery.
Police say he bled profusely and died.
Thenwoman was arrested immediately and has been in custody since.
Sonke Gender Justice's Wessel van den Berg says, while they do not know the circumstances of this specific case, it is not the norm.
"The popular opinion gets shaped that men are equally at risk of violence perpetrated by women, as much as women and other men are at risk of violence perpetrated by men. The overwhelming majority of incidents where violence is used is when men are using violence," he said.
"It's actually true that more men are killed by men in South Africa than women are killed. The point is that its men using violence."
