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Pedestrians in Mtwalume made a gruesome discovery Saturday morning when they discovered a body along the road while on their way to work, according to KwaZulu-Natal police.
The unidentified body was found around 6 a.m. Saturday, said provincial police spokesman Brigadier Jay Naicker.
He said the body was found lying on the side of the road near Nomakhanzana.
It was covered in plastic and had burned beyond recognition, he added.
“At this stage, we cannot tell if it is a man or a woman. There are indications that this person was killed elsewhere, the body was burned and then dumped [on] on the side of the road, “Naicker said.
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Hibberdene police are investigating a murder case, he added.
There have been a series of murders in the area, on the south coast, since April.
The bodies of five women were found in sugar cane fields near Nomakhanzana. A body was found on August 12, a day after the remains of another woman were discovered.
It was previously reported that a man who was arrested for the murders hanged himself in the shower of a police holding cell. Another was released for lack of evidence.
