Welkom police have launched a manhunt for two murder suspects, also believed to be foreigners, after the woman was found with multiple stab wounds to her torso and around her neck.

According to police spokesperson, Steven Thakeng, members of the Flying Squad Unit attended to a complaint at around 0:00 am of a woman who got stabbed next to a tavern in Buren Street, Dagbreek, in Welkom.

Thakeng says on their arrival, the deceased was discovered lying on the ground near the gate of the tavern and was found with her passport.

She was certified dead by Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel and the motive of this gruesome killing is unknown. 

The name of the deceased is withheld as her next of kin have not yet been formally informed about the death of their loved one.

OFM News/Ike Mosia