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Tragic end for Mpumalanga women torched in violent incident
The Star
|August 05, 2025
POLICE have confirmed the two women from Mpumalanga who were torched in July have died.
The 35-year-old man arrested for the crimes will now have his charges changed from attempted murder to murder in the Emalahlenu Magistrate's Court.
On Wednesday, July 23, at about 6pm, the suspect set alight the 21-year-old mother of his children and her relative, a 23-year-old woman who allegedly intervened during the incident in Vosman.
At the time of the incident, provincial police spokesperson, Brigadier Donald Mdhluli, said the two women sustained serious burn wounds and were rushed to the hospital by a member of the community.
The suspect was arrested at about 9pm on the same night of the crime.
The two women, who were fighting for their lives in the hospital, died at the weekend.
“The 21-year-old woman sadly passed away on Sunday, August 3, while the 23-year-old woman sadly succumbed to her injuries on Friday, August 1,” police said.
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