The body was missing a hand and its feet were bound with a rope.
The police are investigating death of a man in Hennops river. Photo: Supplied
A decomposed body was found in Hennops River on Wednesday evening near Pretoria, Centurion Rekord reports.
Erasmia police Constable Tumisang Moloto said a man’s body was found by residents near the R51 at about 8pm.
“His feet had been bound with a rope and one of his hands was missing. Police believe the man was murdered elsewhere, and his body was dumped in the river,” said Moloto.
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Moloto said circumstances surrounding the murder would be investigated.
“A postmortem will determine the cause of death and when he was killed.”
A murder case was opened at Erasmia Police Station.
The police appealed to residents who have missing loved ones to contact Detective Constable Hlongwane on 012-370-1777.
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