The police at Kabokweni are investigating a murder case after a body of a 27-year-old man was exhumed out of a shallow grave in the afternoon of today, Tuesday 27 September 2022 around 13h45.

According to the information, the man was last seen with a friend on Sunday, 25 September 2022. Since then the man’s whereabouts was unknown however information surfaced that there was a shallow grave in the yard at a certain house in Kabokweni.

Police as well as the rescue team went to the said house and upon searching, they spotted the shallow grave. After the body was exhumed the family identified the victim as Mr Lindelani Thabethe. No one has been arrested as yet but police are following some leads where possible arrests could be made soon.

The Provincial Commissioner of the SAPS in Mpumalanga, Lieutenant General Semakaleng Daphney Manamela has indicated that the team of investigators will work tirelessly to ensure that suspect(s) is/are soon brought to book.

Source: South African Police Service