The body of an unknown woman has been found in a dense bush.
The badly decomposed body of a 35-year-old woman has been found in a sugarcane field in the Mtwalume area on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast.
The body was found naked.
Police spokesperson, Colonel Thembeka Mbele confirmed this discovery on Tuesday afternoon.
“We can confirm that there is a body that was found”.
She said that, despite how bad the body decayed, they were still able to identify the body as that of a female.
This is is the fourth body to be dumped in the area since the start of the lockdown.
Police say they suspect that a serial killer on the loose could be behind the murder of these victims.
“An inquest docket has been opened for investigation. This is the fourth case that we are investigating”.
Watch videos of the discovery below:
The body of a woman has been discovered in a bush in Mtwalume. It’s the fourth body to be dumped in the area since lockdown started. Police are on the scene. Updates to follow on #eNCA #DStv403 pic.twitter.com/We1EUfW2Id
— Dasen Thathiah (@DasenThathiah) August 11, 2020
Police search and rescue teams have removed the body, which was hidden in a roadside bush. The victim is believed to be in her twenties. #Mthwalume pic.twitter.com/dZbfE8jVQX
— Dasen Thathiah (@DasenThathiah) August 11, 2020
