By A Correspondent- When Lora Senthumule’s boyfriend got a piece job, she was happy they would have some money to buy food for their 18-month-old baby boy.

But, joy changed to sorrow when Lora (18) was killed on Monday, 09 August in Ha-Ramukhuba Village, Vuwani, allegedly by her lover after a deadly fight started over a R100 he had earned.

The 26-year-old boyfriend allegedly grabbed a sharp weapon and stabbed Lora to death.

Her uncle Petrus Maselese told Daily Sun they were aware the couple had problems as the boyfriend, who was now the murder suspect, wanted to have another child since he was not the baby’s biological father.

“When he met Lora in 2019, she was seven months preg_nant but they fell in love.

“After she gave birth, he always demanded for her to have his child,” said Petrus.

“She said as they were struggling, they couldn’t raise a child on piece jobs and in such circumstances.”

He said they suspected the boyfriend got angry when Lora demanded that the R100 be used to buy baby essentials.

“They were staying together at a rental place, and we didn’t know that their dispute was at this level of violence.”

Petrus said it was difficult for them to accept how Lora was killed. “There was blood everywhere. It looked as if he just kept stabbing her.”

Limpopo NPA spokeswoman Mashudu Malabi-Dzangi said suspect Maanda Maeba briefly appeared in Vuwani Magistrates Court, and his case was postponed. “The suspect handed himself over to Vuwani police on Tuesday,” she said.

When the suspect reappeared again in court on Thursday, 12 August his case was postponed to Monday, 23 August.

-HMetro