Human skeletal remains were found in a clogged drain in an open veld behind the Angelo informal settlement on September 29.
According to Boksburg SAPS spokesperson Sgt Ntsako Ledwaba, workers trying to unblock the drain spotted the bones floating in the wastewater.
Police were called to the scene after it appeared the bones were dislocated human bones from between the waist and feet.
SAPS Search and Rescue units arrived and launched a retrieval operation. They found the human bones were leg bones. No other body parts were found.
The bones will be sent for testing as part of the investigation to identify the victim.
Further examination will also be done to determine whether the bones could be related to an ongoing investigation regarding a teenage girl who was reportedly gang-raped and thrown down a mine shaft next to the drain in September 2016.
At the time, police reported that the 18-year-old was abducted from her shack during the night by a gang of men.
The discovery of the bones came 10 days after a different set of human bones was discovered in a veld near the Rooikraal Farms, prompting the Dawn Park police to open a murder case.
Police have asked for the public’s assistance in these cases. Anyone with information should contact Capt Mahlangu on 082 461 2731.
Gunned down
Gunned down
In another incident in Angelo informal settlement, a man, identified as Mulenga Innocent Mbewe, died after he was shot just before 06:00 on September 29.
According to police reports, Mbewe suffered gunshot wounds to his abdomen and was rushed to Tambo Memorial Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.
Stoned to death
This killing came a few days after another man was reportedly stoned to death in Main Reef Road, between the informal settlement and Lilianton.
Information gathered by the police suggested 31-year-old Paizo Gumbi was murdered by a group of community members.
The motive for the attack remains unclear, and no arrests have been made.
Boksburg police are appealing to anyone with information about these two murders to contact 011 841 6844/6845 or Crime Stop on 08600 10111.
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