Knife-stabbing cases surge in Mahalapye

Members of the public have been urged to leave knives out of disputes as efforts to tackle knife crime remain a challenge. The police have raised a concern over escalating knife attacks and deaths from stabbing in Mahalapye and its environs. Every weekend, clinics and hospitals are overwhelmed by patients with life threatening knife wounds as the country grapples with an emerging knife culture among young adults. The police have also revealed that knife crime particularly among the youth, especially young men, is worsened by alcohol intake.

Quizzed about the matter, the district Criminal Investigation Department (CID) officer, superintendent Bannetse Baakile expressed concern over escalating fights that erupt at entertainment places and usually lead to serious bodily harm or death incidents.