At least five men were killed in separates incidents in Cape Town on Christmas Eve.

• At least five men have been killed in separates incidents in Cape Town on Christmas Eve.
• Police said all the victims were found on Sunday, mere hours before Christmas.
• A woman was arrested in one of the incident, but police are still searching for the suspects in the other four cases.  

Western Cape police had their hands full on Christmas Eve as more than five people were stabbed to death in separate incidents across the Cape Flats.

In the first incident, Delft police are investigating the murder after a 23-year-old man who was allegedly stabbed to death by his partner in Lully Street during an argument. 

“According to reports, the victim had an argument with the suspect before he was stabbed. The victim was declared deceased on the scene by medical personnel,” said police spokesperson Sergeant Wesley Twigg.

The woman was arrested at the scene and will appear in the Bellville Magistrate’s Court once charged. 

Also in Delft, a 48-year-old man was stabbed to death in Tsunami Street, during an argument with someone, who police say is yet to be arrested. 

“According to reports, the victim and the suspect had an argument when the suspect stabbed the victim. Police members attended the crime scene, where they found the victim with stab wounds to his body,” Twigg said.

“The victim was declared deceased on the scene by medical personnel.”

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In Elsies River, a 20-year-old man was stabbed to death just after 23:00 in Clark Estate on old Stellenbosch Road.

“Police attended to the crime scene where they found the victim with stab wounds to his body. The victim was declared deceased on the scene by medical personnel,” Twigg said.

The motive for the attack is yet to be established and no arrests have been made.

In Khayelitsha, the bodies of two men were found, one in W-Block, Site B, and the other in Pama Road. They had both sustained multiple stab wounds to their heads.

Police said the W-Block incident occurred around 19:00, where a 22-year-old man was stabbed and taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.

“The victim sustained stab wounds to his body and was declared deceased by medical staff on arrival at the hospital. The suspects are yet to be arrested,” said Twigg. 

In Pama Road, also in Site B, police officers were called to a scene where a 32-year-old man died after being stabbed multiple times.

“The victim was declared deceased on the scene by medical personnel. The motive for the attack forms part of the police investigation. The suspects are yet to be arrested,” said Twigg. 

Police have urged anyone with information about any of the stabbings to contact their Crime Stop number on 08600 10111.