A 17-year-old man accused of killing a relative appeared before the Richards Bay Magistrates' Court today. The suspect's name cannot be revealed because he is a minor. According to KZN police spokesman Captain Nqobile Gwala, at 2 am on October 24, Richards Bay police received a murder report at Arboretum. “On arrival, they found the body of a 40-year-old man with stab wounds on the back who was certified dead at the scene." “A case of murder was opened and the investigation led to the arrest of a 17-year-old male.” Gwala said the suspect will come before the court today for murder. "The motive for the murder is unknown."