Woman's burnt body discovered in Benoni
Gauteng police have discovered the burnt body of a woman at Mayfield in Benoni on Johannesburg’s East Rand.
The woman, whose face and chest have been burnt beyond recognition, was discovered on Friday morning.
Police spokesperson Raider Ubisi says preliminary investigations show that the woman was murdered at a different location from the one where she was found.
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“There was no ash or fire next to her body, which indicates that she was murdered and burnt somewhere else and brought to be dumped where she was found in small street Mayfield Extension 1.”
The victim is estimated to be between the ages of 25 to 30 years and was wearing a pink top with Adidas black pants.
Putfontein police are appealing to any members of the community to come forward on information connected to the murder.