Two MK graves to be exhumed
2013-03-11 15:37
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Johannesburg - Two graves, believed to contain the
remains of two missing men, would be exhumed on Tuesday at the Avalon cemetery
in Soweto, authorities said in a joint statement.
"The two young men, who served as couriers for
Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK), disappeared on 13 and 14 November 1988,
respectively," the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) and Government
Communication and Information System (GCIS) said on Monday.
They were Corlett “Lolo” Sono, 21, and Siboniso Anthony
Shabalala, 19, who were among many reported missing to the Truth and Reconciliation
Commission (TRC).
It was established that two bodies with multiple stab
wounds were found in a field in Diepkloof Extension, Soweto, on the morning of 15
November 1988.
The two were taken to a state mortuary and later buried
as unidentified people with a large group of paupers in Avalon cemetery.
The families identified them from photographs taken of
the bodies.
The NPA's missing persons task team and the police's
victim identification centre would exhume the graves from 09:00 on Tuesday.
DNA tests would be conducted after the exhumation to
confirm their identities.
"Further investigations into the deaths... are being
conducted by the SA Police Service."
- SAPA
