Severed human hands and animal tongue found dumped on the side of the road in KZN
In a shocking discovery, a pair of severed human hands and the tongue of an animal were found on the roadside outside a primary school in Trenance Park, Verulam, on Wednesday.
Prem Balram, head of Reaction Unit South Africa (Rusa), said the discovery was made after officers responded to a call from a paper delivery worker who reported seeing animal or human limbs wrapped in a bloody white cloth.
“Upon arrival on Oregan Street at 12:12pm, reaction officers discovered two human hands near the boundary wall of a primary school, with an animal tongue found nearby. Reaction Officers are currently conducting a search of the area for a human body,” said Balram.
Meanwhile, KZN police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Paul Magwaza, said police are aware of the report and are investigating the circumstances surrounding the recovery of the hands.
In another incident last month, a 60-year-old woman was found with a slit throat while her 80-year-old mother died from a brutal attack at their home in Phoenix, KZN.
According Rusa, the crime scene was discovered after a man arrived at his home and found the door locked.
“He attempted attracting the attention of his wife and elderly mother-in-law without success. He thereafter gained forced entry into the house and located both females in pools of blood in the passage,” said Rusa
Rusa added that it received multiple calls for medical assistance from neighbours after they heard a man calling out for help and rushed to the scene.
“The pensioner was pronounced deceased upon examination. She sustained multiple stab wounds to her face and body. Her daughter’s throat was slit, and she sustained large stab wounds to both her cheeks, neck and hands. She bled extensively from her injuries. Paramedics stabilised her on scene before rapidly transporting her to hospital by ambulance,” said Rusa.
On the scene, officers said they found large blood-stained butcher knife and smaller knife, which bent in the attack was also recovered.
“The critically injured woman’s son could not be located. It could not be confirmed if he was responsible for the attack. A case of murder and attempted murder is being investigated,” said Rusa
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