A handyman from Hanover Park has been stabbed to death by his own employee over R80.
The hartseer girlfriend of Bevin Matthews, 40, says the love of her life and father of her children died in her arms on the way to hospital.
Ruwayda van Rooi, 35, says she is left to raise their two sons on her own after a suspected drug addict demanded he be paid, despite being told he would be paid on Friday.
“We have been together for 16 years and Bevin was working hard to give his sons, Nazier and Junaid, a better life,” says Ruwayda.
EVIDENCE: Bloody mattress where Bevin was stabbed. Picture: Supplied
“He did bricklaying, plastering and other stuff and hired guys here in the road to help him.
“They all worked on Monday and on Tuesday he had to go somewhere, so he told them to come back Wednesday.
“He needed them to work until the end of the week and when the client paid, they were going to be paid R80 for each day.”
She says two employees showed up at the house on Tuesday morning and, while hanging out the washing, she heard an argument.
“I just heard him shout my name and ran and saw him on the floor,” she says.
“The blood was everywhere and someone put him in the car and we went to the day hospital, but Bevin didn’t make it.
HARTSEER: A grief-stricken Ruwayda van Rooi whose berk was stabbed in their H.Park home. Picture: Supplied
“I can’t believe he killed Bevin over an R80.
“I mean, he was waiting for the client, if he had the money he would have given it.
“The doctor said the blade went right through his heart.”
Police spokesperson, Siyabulela Malo, confirms the incident and says Philippi police are now investigating a murder case.
Meanwhile, brother Albert, 33, says he messaged the alleged killer who confessed to stabbing Bevin.
“I spoke to him on the phone and he told me he was not ready for jail,” says Albert.
“They caught him in Blinkwater Court on Monday night and the next day they charged him.
“He asked me for forgiveness and I told him we forgive him, but the law must run its course.”
Ruwayda says she and Bevin had planned to get married later this year, but now she will have to bury him instead.