The Boshof police need assistance from the community to confirm the identity of an unknown person who was found in a decomposed state with gunshot wounds.

The members received a telephone call about a body found lying on the R64 Road between Boshof and Kimberly on 23 January 2023 at about 15:30.

On arrival the members found the body lying on the road in a decomposed state. The body is that of an African male who could be 30-year-old. The deceased was wearing black jeans, a black jacket and Adidas push-in shoes. The body was taken and kept at Free State Forensic Pathology Services.

Should anyone have information leading to the arrests of the suspects and tracing of the next of kin, Detective Warrant Officer Freddie van Wyk, Detective Commander of Boshof, can be contacted on cellphone number 072 191 0844 or Crime Stop number 08600 10111.

Source: South African Police Service