Discoveries of human remains shock province
Police suspect that the victim might have been killed and dropped there about two weeks ago as the body was not badly decomposed yet.
MBOMBELA – The province is still stunned after the gruesome discoveries of human remains last week.
The first incident took place on August 13 at Ivory Trust in Masoyi when a learner made the horrific find of a headless body while she was walking to school.
Police were called to the scene and found the skull lying a few metres away from what was believed to be a body of a girl aged 16 to 18.
“The skull was unrecognisable, the upper body including the chest and arms, was missing and so were the feet,” explained Const Nanikie Nonyane.
Police suspect that the victim might have been killed and dropped there about two weeks ago as the body was not badly decomposed yet. “The lower remains were not decomposed, and we suspect that dogs and other animals had already started to feed on it,” said Nonyane.
“The lower parts were still intact in a pair of blue jeans with silver decorations, while the blue blouse, decorated with pink, red and white, was found lying near the body,” she added.
This newspaper learnt from reliable sources that the scene where the body was found, was notorious. “Another woman was raped here last month,” they said.
The police invited anyone who was missing a relative or friend aged 16 to 20 to contact the Masoyi Police Station.
Meanwhile, the discovery of bones buried in a white sack last week , has shaken the community of Tekwane South.
The find was made by a man who was apparently digging the foundation for his house near a wetland at Phase 2 Tekwane South.
“The bones were estimated to have been buried 20 years ago. An application has been made to have them tested at the forensic laboratory in Pretoria to determine the sex,” said WO Andries Skwambane.
The bones were then taken to the state mortuary. Skwambane also called on anyone with information about a missing person to report to the police.
Mpumalanga News learnt that the person who had made the discovery was apparently illegally invading the area as the land belongs to the Mbombela Local Municipality (MLM).
Mr Joseph Ngala, spokesperson for MLM, unlawful cemeteries allegedly belonging to illegal immigrants had been reported to the municipality last year and it had intervened.
“Immigrants have the tendency of burying their deceased near rivers and other areas not earmarked for burial purposes. We had already intervened on that. The recent discovery was not known to us,” he said.
Historically, the area was used as a farm for tobacco and vegetables before being converted to human settlements.
