Warrant Officer Reinier Henning on the scene. Photo: Johan Meyer
According to Ward 127 committee member for public safety Hendrik Tshivhidzo, who reported the matter to the police, he was informed on September 26 by a local youth about the body in the veld.
“I advised them to report the matter to the police,” he said.
“When I ran into the same boy again on Tuesday, I asked him whether he reported it to the police.
Hendrik Tshivhidzo reported the matter to the police. Photo: Johan Meyer
“His response made me suspicious, so I decided to go check for myself. That is when I came upon the body and called the police.”
The Johannesburg K9 Unit responded first to the scene and, after confirming that the person was indeed deceased, dispatched Roodepoort police.
The Roodepoort Record approached the police’s Johannesburg District communications co-ordinator, Lieutenant Colonel Mpho Tshetlane, for more information.
Her response will be added once received.
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