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Missing Illovo woman’s body found at illegal dump site

Londiwe Mbulwana had been missing for two weeks.

AN Illovo township family has been left devastated after the body of Londiwe Mbulwana, who was missing for two weeks, was found. ALSO READ: Discovery of burnt body raises fears in Illovo community

The community found a burnt body next to a gravel road at an illegal dump site.

SAPS provincial spokesperson Colonel Thembeka Mbele, said in the early hours of Sunday, July 4, the community found a burnt body next to a gravel road at an illegal dump site.

Items of clothing, believed to be hers, were found scattered nearby.

“It was so badly burned that only the upper half of the body remained. Items of clothing, believed to be hers, were found scattered nearby,” said Mbele.

The identity of the body was confirmed after Mandisa’s visit to the mortuary.

Londiwe’s sister, Mandisa Mbulwana, said they were alerted about an unidentified body of a woman who was found in the township. The identity of the body was confirmed after Mandisa’s visit to the mortuary.

No arrests have been made.

Mbele said a case of murder was being investigated by the KwaMkhutha SAPS. No arrests have been made.

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Vusi Mthalane

Vusi Mthalane is a senior journalist with the South Coast Sun newspaper. With more than 13 years of newsroom experience, he covers stories that matter to communities along the South Coast, from Isipingo to Umgababa. His work has also appeared in The Witness, Zululand Fever, and the South Coast Fever.

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