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Body found behind mine hostel

A body being found behind a mine hostel in the Carletonville area has led to the arrest of a security guard.

A security guard has been arrested following the discovery of a man’s body behind one of the Sibanye-Stillwater’s hostels this week.

As far as could be determined, bystanders found the body behind 10 Shaft near the electrical substation at approximately 08:00 on 15 November.

The victim, possibly an illegal miner, had been shot in the head. Detectives started investigating the incident and tied a Fidelity ADT security guard to the murder.

He was to appear in court in connection with the incident this week.

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Adele Louw

Adele has been in the community media since 1997, first in Mpumalanga and since 2008 in Gauteng, and is passionate about giving a voice to residents of all communities.

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