Decomposing body found in house
Body of a man long dead found in his house in Moreleta Park.
The decomposing body of an unknown man was found in a house in Moreleta Park on Tuesday afternoon.
Brooklyn police spokesperson Captain Colette Weilbach said: “At 15:30 the police received a call from a concerned neighbour in Kariega Street in Moreleta Park. According to the caller he did not see his neighbour for some time and the lights of the house remained on.”
Weilbach said that Garsfontein police and the fire brigade went to investigate the house.
Once inside, the police found the decomposing body of an unknown white man, suspected to be between 35 and 45 man in the kitchen.
One of the neighbours said that when paramedics entered the house, they found blood next to the man.
Weilbach said the police do not suspect foul play at this stage.
“An autopsy will be ordered to determine the cause of death,” said Weilbach.
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