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Policemen shocked by vicious slaying of young municipal security guard

The brutal murder of Mr Piet Thomo whose body was found in the middle of a gravel road off the N11 last Monday, shocked even hardened police members.

Mr Thomo had been stabbed so viciously that his ears were only connected to his body by thin pieces of flesh.

When the multiple stab wounds inflicted didn’t kill him, his murderers drove over his body in the middle of the road and sped off.

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His body was found by passersby on the route leading to the back of Mhluzi’s Avalon district.

Mr Thomo was 25 years old and moved to Middelburg two months ago where he worked as security guard at the municipal magazine.

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He was living with an uncle for his short while in town.

He is originally from Badplaas where his family plans to lay him to rest.

 

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Gerhard Rheeder

I have been a journalist for two decades, with numerous awards to my credit, both in photography and writing. A brief stint as researcher in the opposition offices of the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature, honed my skills as specialist local government reporter, covering crime and courts.
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