Nellmapius locals wake up to find man’s body in-between houses

Learners and residents on their way to school and work made the grim discovery of a man’s body in-between houses in Nellmapius extension 8 on Wednesday morning.

The Silverton police station received calls from residents at around 05:00, reporting the corpse lying in a passage in-between RDP houses near Xenon Street in the area.

“The man sustained two gunshot wounds: one to the back and another to the chest,” police spokesperson Warrant Officer Isaac Mculu said. Police have opened a murder case.

The corpse was seen by passing-by learners and residents who were on their way to work.

The body was covered with a blanket when the police arrived, but Mculu said it was in public view as it was not too far from one of the main streets in the area. Mculu said the circumstances surrounding the death were not known.

“Some of the residents believe that the man was killed elsewhere and dumped there.

Others say he may have been shot while people were sleeping.”

The identity of the man was not known by Wednesday afternoon.

“We are appealing to communities, families and friends who have any missing person around the ages of 25-35-years to please come forward as we are still trying to identify the man.

“He did not have any identity documents on him and the residents living near where he was found did not know him.”

This can be reported to the Silverton police station.

The man was described to have short hair, a small beard and was light-brown in complexion

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