Mutilated bodies found

2006-08-27 14:57

Johannesburg - The bodies of a mutilated man and a young woman were found in Giyane and Bushbuckridge on Saturday evening, Limpopo police said.

A mutilated 49-year-old man's corpse was found dumped next to a river in Giyane, superintendent Moatshe Ngoepe said on Sunday.

The man, from Nihlakeni village had his genitals chopped off.

"We found sharp instruments near where his body was found."

Ngoepe said one man had been arrested in connection with the murder.

Head, feet, hands, breasts, genitals missing

In another incident in Bushbuckridge, a headless woman in her early twenties was found dumped near bushes. Apart from her head, both feet, hands and breasts had been hacked off and her genitals cut out.

"Any family that has any females in their early twenties missing, we ask them to come forward and check if maybe the girl is part of their family.

"We are again appealing to members of the community to come forward with any information regarding both incidents, or they can call their nearest police stations."

- SAPA