PINETOWN police are urgently looking for the relatives or family of a deceased man who was allegedly assaulted by the community in the Pinetown CBD on 7 April 2019.
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Pinetown Cluster communications officer, Captain Bongumusa Manqele said the deceased known as Philasande Nzuza (24) sustained severe injuries to the head and body and was rushed to hospital by his friend known as Thembinkosi Hadebe.
“They are both from Dabe area in Tshelimnyama. Police have made several attempts to locate the family of the deceased and the friend at Tshelimnyama and they could not find the family and the friend,” he said.
Anyone with information of the deceased can contact the investigating officer, Detective Warrant Officer Pillay on 083 783 1443 or Crime Stop on 08600 10111.
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