South Africa
23.5.2018 02:03 pm
Man found alive in same field as dead bodies in Limpopo
The man was badly injured, with bullet wounds to his left arm and mouth, preventing him from speaking, police said.
Following the gruesome discovery of the three murdered men on Tuesday, May 22, preliminary police investigations have revealed that another man was found alive by a passerby next to the same gravel road.
Man found alive in same field as dead bodies in Limpopo
The man was badly injured, with bullet wounds to his left arm and mouth, preventing him from speaking, police said.
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