Burnt remains, brain found on farm in Evander area might be that of missing KZN men
Neh Mnikathi, Sthembiso’s uncle, said the two families were in pain over what had happened to their children even though they still awaited the DNA results.
The police and experts exhumed charred human remains from a shallow grave on a farm in Evander on June 15.
They also found a human brain wrapped in a plastic bag buried elsewhere on the farm.
They suspected the remains were that of Sthembiso Mnikathi (33) and Buhlebuyeza Ximba (35), KwaZulu-Natal men reported missing on June 11.
According to Evander police spokesperson Sergeant Zukiswa Mxhotjelwa, police received a tip-off about burnt bodies buried on a farm.
ALSO CHECK: Mob justice injures two suspected of murder in Delmas
Mxhotjelwa said that summoned to the scene were all the relevant role players.
She could not yet confirm if the remains were indeed those of the missing men. The brain underwent DNA tests on June 23.
An acquaintance of the two missing men, Nathi Dladla, told Ridge Times he was with them shortly before the opening of the missing person report at the Leandra Police Station.
ALSO CHECK: Former VKLM Speaker and driver critical after drive-by shooting in Delmas
However, he did not want to elaborate on what had happened. Mxhotjelwa said SAPS opened an inquest docket.
Neh Mnikathi, Sthembiso’s uncle, said the two families were in pain over what had happened to their children. The families provided DNA and await the results.
Mnikathi said the families would be relieved if the results showed the remains were that of their children because they want to take them home for burial.
Initially, Sthembiso and Ximba were reported missing in Leandra, but the SAPS transferred the missing person case to Kinross before it ended up with the Evander SAPS.
