Woman’s body found burnt beyond recognition in sugar-cane field
The MEC of Social Development in KwaZulu-Natal, Nonhlanhla Khoza, has called for the swift arrest of perpetrators involved in the murder of a woman whose body was found burnt.
A body of a woman, who has been alleged to be from Camperdown, was found burnt in a sugar-cane field days after she was reported missing.
KwaZulu-Natal spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Nqobile Gwala said a case of murder is being investigated by Mid Illovo after a body of a 27-year-old woman was found burnt in the sugar-cane plantation in Eston.
According to the Department of Social Development in KZN, it is alleged that Nkosikhona Zondo had left her place in Camperdown after receiving a call from an unknown man to report for duty on August 8 in the Eston-Illovo area.
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“However, her sister could not find the deceased after she left home, until Wednesday, August 17, when they went to check the body of a woman who was found burnt in a sugar-cane field by farm workers.
“The deceased was burnt beyond recognition and had wires, suspected to be the remains of a tyre, around her neck. The deceased left behind her seven-year-old child. The family was only able to identify Zondo by pieces of her clothing that were slightly visible, including shoes and socks,” stated the department.
Social Development MEC Nonhlanhla Khoza called on the police to intensify their investigation as the perpetrators were right under their noses.
