Cops find coffin but no body
A representative from a funeral service provider concluded it had not been dug out of a grave.
A police officer opens a casket. Picture: Randburg Sun
An abandoned secondhand coffin was taken to Honeydew Police Station by police officers after it was found close to the road in Bromhof, Randburg, last Tuesday, January 31, reports the Randburg Sun.
The used brown and dusty casket was discovered by the officers while conducting patrols on the corner of Hawken Avenue and Steenloper Street.
Although they found nothing inside, the casket was taken to the police station for further inspection.
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It is still unclear whether the casket was dug out of a grave or used to smuggle illegal goods. However, a leading funeral service provider, Doves, conducted an analysis of the casket and said it was not dug out of a grave.
Donivon Esterhuizen of Doves said: “There was no indication of sand or rot in the coffin’s surrounding.”
He added that some people bought and kept coffins in their homes.
“It has happened that people purchase and keep the coffin as a wish to use later. They normally store the coffins in the ceiling or somewhere around the house,” said Esterhuizen.
Spokesperson for Honeydew Police Station Captain Balan Muthan said the casket would be destroyed.
– Caxton News Service
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