Unknown man found dead in Suiderberg
“The cause of death is not yet established and an inquest docket was opened."
An unknown man’s body was found dead in the Suiderberg, a Hercules area, earlier this week.
“It is alleged that a homeless man was walking around the bushy area when he came across a body lying in the veld next to an electrical distributor box,” police spokesperson Captain Bonginkosi Msimango said.
“He informed the community members who then alerted the police.”
The man’s body, believed to age around the age of 30, was found on Tuesday evening.
“The cause of death is not yet established and an inquest docket was opened,” he said.
Msimango said they were appealing to community members to assist police in identifying the man.
“Anyone with information can contact investigating officer Detective Sergeant Mokwelwepa on 078 289 4861 or the Crime Stop number on 08600 10111,” he said.
According to resident Catherine Huma, the man was at the electrical distributor box to steal cables.
“He was electrocuted,” she said.
Huma said that the unidentified man was someone they usually saw around the neighbourhood.
“He’s able to hide in the bushy and grassy areas which surround that electrical box,” she said.
Huma further said she had seen the man walking in the direction of the electrical distributor box on Sunday.
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