Mob kills frenzied knifeman who killed girl, 10, and an elderly man

A knifeman said to be mentally challenged was chased down and killed by an angry mob after he went on a stabbing frenzy, killing two people and seriously injuring another in northern KZN.A man went on a stabbing frenzy, killing a 10-year-old pupil and an elderly man as well as seriously injuring a woman in Ngwelezane near Empangeni in northern KwaZulu-Natal on Thursday.

Provincial police spokesperson Capt Nqobile Gwala said the suspect, who has been described to Sowetan's sister publication TimesLIVE as mentally challenged, began his stabbing frenzy at about 7.30am. "It is alleged that a 10-year-old pupil was on her way to school with other pupils when she was singled out from others and attacked by the suspect. She was stabbed several times on her body and died. Other pupils fled the scene and they were not injured."

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