THE community of B section in Illovo township woke up to a grisly discovery on Sunday morning when a badly burnt body of a woman was found.

According to police reports, the body was found next to a gravel road at an illegal dump site. Items of clothing discarded nearby suggest the woman may have been wearing calf-length blue jeans and a floral top.

Photographs of the crime scene started to make its rounds on social media, with many women expressing fear at the rising incidents of murders involving women.

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Provincial SAPS spokesperson, Colonel Thembeka Mbele said a case of murder was opened at KwaMakhutha police station for investigation.

The motive for the killing is unknown and no arrests have been made.