The stabbing victim was declared deceased by Ottery Fire and Rescue personnel. Picture: Supplied.
Police are investigating a murder after a man was stabbed to death in Ottery.
The 30-year-old man from the Freedom Park shanty town was stabbed in front of the Quick Spar, in Old Strandfontein Road, on Monday October 21, say police.
“According to the eyewitness, the deceased and the suspect got into an argument, and the suspect pulled out the knife and stabbed the victim in his chest and was declared deceased on the scene by Ottery Fire and Rescue. The suspect ran way after, and he is still at large,” said Lansdowne police spokesperson Sergeant Nkululeko Mnyaka.
Police have identified the suspect as Joshua de Bruin. Anyone who knows his whereabouts or has information about the case can contact Lansdowne police at 021 700 9000 or 08600 10111.