CrimeEditor's choiceNews

Shocking News: A flesh-eating cannibal hands himself over to police, leads to the arrest of 2 more men

They would rape, kill and then eat their female victims

Officers at Estcourt police station were shocked to their core when a man handed himself over to police on Friday evening, claiming he was “tired of eating human flesh”.

Police were skeptical until he produced parts of a human leg and a hand.

Investigating officers immediately began an investigation, leading to the arrest of a further two men.

A total of three men were arrested. It is believed that at least one of the men is a practicing nyanga (traditional healer).

Also read:Update: Flesh-eating cannibals appear in court

It is believed that the three would rape, kill and eat their female victims.

Police are attempting to link them to other missing person cases in the area.

It is not clear how far and wide they searched for their victims, and Ladysmith (70km from Estcourt) victims have not been ruled out. See full story HERE

Click to receive news links viaWhatsApp. Or  for the latest news, visit our webpage or follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Join us there!

At Caxton, every story is written by humans. We use AI only to perform quality checks - never to generate the news. Happy reading!

Support local journalism

Add The Citizen as a preferred source to see more from Northern Natal News in Google News and Top Stories.

Rod Skinner

He is the Regional Editor NKZN and Online Editor for the Northern Natal News. He has 30 plus years of experience.

Related Articles

Back to top button