Boy (16) arrested after headless body found in Pampierstad
Updated | By Sibahle Motha
Warning: The following story might be upsetting to some people. The headless body of an 18-year-old man has been found dumped in a water pipe outside Pampierstad in the Northern Cape.
Police later found the head hidden under a bed in a nearby shack.
A 16-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with the murder.
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“In the early hours of Sunday, the police were called to a scene where a beheaded body of an 18-year-old man was found dumped in a water pipe just outside town,” says Northern Cape police spokesperson Dimakatso Mooi.
“A preliminary investigation led the police to a shanty where the head was found hidden under a bed."
The suspect is expected to appear in the Pampierstad Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday.
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