Body parts of a male person were retrieved by the police after a community member tipped off the Clocolan SAPS about human remains discovered floating in Tuke river, Clocolan.
According to police spokesperson Phumelelo Dhlamini, the by-passer alleged to have been working at the dumping site near Tuke river, noticed a human chest with two arms without head and legs floating.
“To what came as a shocking revelation, the human chest with two arms was found wearing only a yellow T shirt,” said Dhlamini.
The postmoterm has revealed that the missing limps were cut off using a sharp object and it was a male person.
The identity of the person whose remains were found has not yet been established.
Dhlamini said the boy is still considered missing and that the murder charge relates to the discovery of the human remains.
The police also added that investigations were ongoing and forensic experts were in the process of examining the crime scene in search of more leads.
“Anyone who has information about who the deceased might be can contact detective sergeant John Leseba of Clocolan police station at 0824667737 or call police crime stop number at 08600 10111,” alluded Dhlamini.
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