Teacher stabbed to death by truck driver after ending relationship

A 28-year-old truck driver of One Mile Extension Wismar, Linden is on the run after stabbing his 22-year-old child-mother at about 21:15 on Sunday (November 20, 2022).

Dead is 22-year-old Kelly Charlotte, a teacher of 790 One Mile Extension, Wismar, Linden.

Police said enquiries disclosed that the now-deceased woman ended the relationship with the suspect and was living with her 27-year-old sister. According to the deceased woman’s sister, at about 10:00 hours on Sunday, the suspect visited the home and collected his son.

At about 21:15 hours, he returned the child to the house and Charlotte went to the front door to collect the child.

The 27-year-old woman stated that she was in the kitchen when she heard Kelly shouting her name. She reportedly ran to the front of the house where she saw the suspect stabbing her sister (Kelly) about her body with a knife.

The woman immediately called the police while the suspect made good his escape on foot.

The 22-year-old woman was taken to the Linden Hospital Complex by police ranks, where she was pronounced dead on arrival. The woman’s body was then escorted to the Pensioner’s Funeral Home, awaiting a post-mortem examination.

Police are on the hunt for the suspect as investigations continue.