CRIME SCENE: Cafda, Cape Town: The South African Police Service (SAPS) have arrested a 19-year-old suspect in connection with the fatal stabbing of a teenager near an old age home.

According to Sergeant Wesley Twigg, a media liaison officer for the Western Cape police, the incident occurred at about 12:40 on Wednesday, 10 June 2026 in Gordon Searle Street, Cafda.

Twigg said the Steenberg police attended to the crime scene and found the 15-year-old victim with a stab wound to his chest.

“The victim was declared deceased on the scene by medical personnel. According to reports the victim knocked into the suspect with his bicycle and an argument ensued. The suspect allegedly took out a knife and stabbed the victim.

 “The suspect will appear in the Wynberg Magistrates’ court once he has been charged,” said Twigg.