On Sunday, Mpumalanga police detained a 38-year-old man after he was found trying to dispose a woman’s body at a dump site in Barberton.
The man allegedly put the body of a 19-year-old woman in a plastic bag before loading it in a trolley.
Police spokesperson Brigadier Selvy Mohlala said they are investigating the incident.
“The suspicious-looking man caught the attention of three ladies who saw him pushing a trolley that seemed heavy for him. The ladies then stopped a taxi operator and told him what they had just seen. Upon seeing them, the man panicked, and the bag fell from his trolley. The bag was opened, and the body of the lady was found inside,” said Mohlala.
According to Mohlala the police were called and found the man being assaulted by the community. He was rescued and taken to hospital.
“The man was arrested then taken to hospital to receive treatment under police guard,” said Mohlala.
The family identified the lady whose name is Nosipho Ntokozo Msithini by her head, which was in a smaller bag in the trolley. Her body had been chopped into six pieces.
Msithini’s uncle, Simone Mahlalela said her death was painful to the family.
“Her death has hit us very badly. She was a good girl despite her faults,” said Mahlalela.
The motive as well as the cause of death is yet unknown.
