[WARNING SENSITIVE MATERIAL] Boy (16) arrested after headless body found in Pampierstad

Boy (16) arrested after headless body found in Pampierstad

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.

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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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