Contractor discovers decomposing body near Sibaya off-ramp
A body has been discovered in the bush alongside the M4. The deceased’s gender, race and identity could not be immediately established.
AN electrical contractor working along the M4 Leo Boyd Highway made a grisly discovery of a body in a state of decomposition on Monday (November 9).
The body of an unidentified person was discovered in dense vegetation between the Sibaya off-ramp and uMhlanga.
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Spokesperson for Reaction Unit SA (RUSA) Prem Balram explained the deceased’s gender, race and identity could not be immediately established.
“RUSA was called out after employees of an electrical contracting company conducting work along the highway noticed what appeared to be a human figure approximately 200m from the roadside. A reaction officer entered the dense vegetation to investigate and discovered the decomposing remains.
“Due to the condition of the remains, the deceased’s gender, race and identity could not be immediately established. A purple sling bag and other material were also discovered near the body,” he said.
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