Killer of would-be rapist cleared

A Port Elizabeth woman who stabbed her would-be rapist to death has been acquitted of murder.

The Port Elizabeth Regional Court gallery was filled with excitement on Thursday as a magistrate and two court-appointed assessors found Xolelwa Witbooi, 21, not guilty at the close of the state’s case...

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