Residents of Mfuleni were shocked by the discovery of a decapitated body in the informal Covid encampment over the weekend.
According to IOL, the victim, and another body alongside it with stab wounds, are thought to be from another area as locals claimed that they don’t know who the victims are.
The Covid-19 informal settlement community members confirmed that the unknown bodies were found dumped on an open field on Saturday morning, July 24, reports Eminetra.
Police spokesperson, Andre Traut said that arrests had yet to be made.
“At around 4:20pm, the decapitated body of an unknown man was found at Old Faure Mfuleni. The circumstances surrounding the murder are under investigation,” Traut said.
Meanwhile, community leader, Nonzwakazi Mngcitha urged the police to make an early arrest, as IOL adds.
“Murdered people are dropped in our region by foreigners so that they can tarnish the image of our place. This is not the first time that we have seen corpses here and not even a single person in our area has identified these bodies.
“Remember that our houses are next to the road, so it is easy for a person to park and throw the body and drive unnoticed, especially at night, as many cars pass here and we cannot see all the cars that stop next to our houses.”
Mngcitha said that it seemed like the victims were first robbed because they had no valuables with them and had multiple deep stab wounds, but the decapitated body did not have many. It’s believed that the two were a couple.
“The woman looks like she was raped for the first time because she didn’t have pants on. I have never seen such a thing before, it requires an urgent community meeting and a discussion of how we can avoid such things.”
Anyone with information can anonymously contact Crime Stop on 086 0010 111 or SMS Crime Line on 32211.
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