{"id":93299,"date":"2024-04-17T21:55:33","date_gmt":"2024-04-17T19:55:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/beitbridge-man-stabbed-in-dispute-over-arsenal-performance"},"modified":"2024-04-18T01:10:48","modified_gmt":"2024-04-17T23:10:48","slug":"beitbridge-man-stabbed-in-dispute-over-arsenal-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/beitbridge-man-stabbed-in-dispute-over-arsenal-performance","title":{"rendered":"Beitbridge Man Stabbed In Dispute Over Arsenal Performance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>In a case of football banter gone wrong, a Beitbridge man narrowly escaped death after he was stabbed in the stomach with a knife by his colleague while discussing Arsenal Football Club\u2019s performance.<\/p>\n<p>According to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), the near-fatal stabbing incident occurred on 9 April 2024.<\/p>\n<p>That was the day Arsenal hosted Bayern Munich in North London in a UEFA Champions League quarter-final match that ended 2-2.<\/p>\n<p>It is alleged that Meluleki Ndlovu (40) met the complainant who was returning home from his brother\u2019s residence, presumably to watch the match.<\/p>\n<p>The two reportedly engaged in a discussion about Arsenal which subsequently degenerated into a dispute.<br \/>\nNdlovu allegedly insulted the complainant, before stabbing him in the stomach with a knife. He then fled from the scene.<\/p>\n<p>Ndlovu was subsequently arrested and arraigned before the Beitbridge Magistrates\u2019 Court on attempted murder charges.<\/p>\n<p>The case was postponed to 26 April 2024.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\">Zimbabwe<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. In a case of football banter gone wrong, a Beitbridge man narrowly escaped death after he was stabbed in the stomach with a knife by his colleague while discussing Arsenal Football Club\u2019s performance. According to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), the near-fatal stabbing incident occurred on 9 April 2024. 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