Two teenagers have been killed after arguments in two separate incidents near Mthatha, Eastern Cape police said on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Lt-Col Mzukisi Fatyela said an 18-year-old man was stabbed to death by another man of the same age in Tsolo on Saturday night.<\/p>\n
\u201cAn argument started between the two men at a traditional ceremony around 9pm,\u201d he said. \u201cThey both pulled out knives and stabbed each other.\u201d<\/p>\n
One man died on the way to a local hospital. His alleged murderer was admitted to the same hospital, where he was under police guard.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe man will face a charge of murder in court as soon as he recovers,\u201d Fatyela said.<\/p>\n
In a separate incident in Bityi, a 19-year-old man was stabbed to death by another man of the same age around 11pm on Saturday.<\/p>\n
The two were walking from a shebeen when an argument broke out between them, Fatyela said.<\/p>\n
\u201cOne man pulled out a knife and stabbed his opponent before he ran away. The wounded man died on the scene.\u201d<\/p>\n
Police followed leads and arrested the alleged killer at his home a short while later, Fatyela said.<\/p>\n
He was expected to face a murder charge in the Bityi Periodical Court on Monday.<\/p>\n
The causes of the arguments in both incidents were not known, Fatyela said. – Sapa<\/p>\n<\/p>\n