Dead body of man found in Pretoria
An inquest docket has been opened after an elderly man’s body was found in Claremont, Pretoria.
Provincial police spokesperson Captain Augustinah Selepe said the 53-year-old’s body was discovered on Bremer Street at about 7pm yesterday, Rekord Moot reported.
The cause of death was not immediately clear, and police were investigating, added Selepe.
Last month, an inquest docket was opened after the body of an unidentified man was found by apasserby on Modderfontein Road, in Rabie Ridge, north of Johannesburg.
Rabie Ridge police spokesperson Constable Jacob Nhlongo said the deceased, 53, sustained stab wounds to his chest.
Police believe the man was on his way to work.
In February, the body of a man was found on Illovo Beach, near Winklespruit, in KwaZulu-Natal.
The unidentified man, believed to be in his 30s, allegedly sustained a gunshot wound to the head and several stab wounds to the chest and back.
– Caxton News Service
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