Drunk found lying on corpse
2007-01-29 15:27
Durban - A drunken man was arrested by police in Port Shepstone after he was caught lying on top of a dead 50-year-old man with his pants down, KwaZulu-Natal police said on Monday.
Superintendent Zandra Hechter said police received a call at 06:00 on Saturday about a strange incident on Port Shepstone's Ryder Street.
When police arrived on scene they initially thought they were dealing with a strange double murder.
However when paramedics were called to the scene to declare the two men dead, they discovered that the top body was in fact alive, albeit severely inebriated.
The man, who had his pants down, was arrested and is expected to appear in court soon on charges of indecent assault.
An inquest docket has been opened to determine the cause of death of the other man.
- SAPA