Two suspects from Mapela in Mahwelereng have been arrested and  taken in for questioning after the grisly discovery made by the police on Sunday afternoon

The police followed up on information received about people selling human body parts.

For the article on Northern Review’s website, click on: Woman’s head found wrapped in newspap

UPDATE: 09:18

The burnt body of a young woman was found under a bridge at Mapila in the Mahwelereng area, according to Col. Ronel Otto, SAP Provincial Media spokesperson.

The body has not been formally identified yet.

‘Investigations to link the discovery of the body with the incident where the head of a woman was found wrapped in newspapers in a vehicle in Polokwane on Sunday are ongoing,’ Otto said.

The suspects will appear in the Mahwelereng Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday on a charge of murder,