Body found hanging from a tree in Eersterust
The body was found by community members around 06:00 in the morning and alerted the police.
Police have opened an inquest docket after the discovery of the body of a man hanging from a tree in a veld in Eersterust on Wednesday morning.
The body was found by community members around 06:00 in the morning, said Eersterust police spokesperson Sergeant Sam Shibambo.
“The community then alerted the police who arrived on the scene to find the 21-year-old hanging from a tree. Medics declared him dead on the scene,” he said.
Shibambo said police managed to locate his family who came to identify him.
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