SIBANGE- A 16-year-old schoolboy has been arrested for stabbing his rival to death. The two were apparently involved in a love triangle. The incident took place at Sibange on Sunday at midnight. The teenager is expected to appear at the Tonga Magistrate’s Court facing a charge of murder. It is said that the senseless killing ensued when the suspect found his rival, Lindo Luphoko, standing with a girl they both shared. When he confronted them the deceased, Luphoko, is said to have attacked the 16-year-old with a broken bottle.

A struggle ensued and the suspect allegedly grabbed the bottle from the deceased and stabbed him in the stomach. He was certified dead upon arrival at the Shongwe Hospital.