Man found burned beyond recognition in back yard room
The cause of the fire is unknown at this stage and investigations continue
AN inquest docket has been opened after a man in his 30s was found burned beyond recognition on Sunday morning.
According to Capt Jethro Mtshali, Kempton SAPS’s spokesperson, the man (34) was found in the backroom of a house on Kempton Road.
The fire department was dispatched to the scene after receiving a call about a fire between 9am and 10am.
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Firefighters managed to extinguish the blaze but unfortunately the man had already died.
A photograph provided to EXPRESS by the police, which is too graphic to publish, shows the man in a forward position, as if he had tried to escape.
Just behind him is a burned out bed, with only the springs of the mattress remaining.
The cause of the fire is unknown at this stage and investigations continue.
