Police arrested a 38-year old male for murder at Railway Park Station on corner Rissik and De Villiers Streets on Tuesday afternoon, 19 November 2019 at 16:00.
It is alleged that the suspect stabbed another hawker with a sharp object at the railway platform station. According to Captain Xoli Mbele the deceased had an argument with the suspect and a fight ensued shortly after.
The suspect was then assaulted by commuters who kept him restrained before police came to the scene. The weapon used to commit the murder was not recovered.
Paramedics certified him dead on the scene. An investigation is under way and the suspect will be appearing in the Johannesburg Magistrate Court on Thursday, November 21st.
Gauteng News will have more on the story as it develops
