The missing head of a woman who was killed in Chatsworth, KwaZulu-Natal has been found, police said on Saturday.

The head was found in Imfume on the south coast on Friday while her body had been discovered on Thursday, said Colonel Jay Naicker.

"On Thursday... Chatsworth [police] detained six suspects... including a woman and a traditional healer," said Naicker.

The group aged between 18 and 32 would appear in the Chatsworth Magistrate's Court on Monday where they would face murder charges.

Headless body found in Durban stadium

"When I saw the body, her pants were down by her ankles and her head was missing," Chatsworth community policing forum member Dumezweni Dlamini said.

Municipal workers cleaning a Durban stadium discovered the headless body of a prostitute, the Daily News reported on Tuesday.

According to the afternoon daily, Desiree Murugan's head was not found despite a search of Shallcross Stadium on Monday.

A municipal worker told the newspaper that they had initially thought the body was a doll, but once they got closer they saw flies.

"When I saw the body, her pants were down by her ankles and her head was missing," Chatsworth community policing forum member Dumezweni Dlamini told the newspaper.

The report did not state how the woman was identified.

Family members said the 39-year-old mother of a six-year-old boy worked as a prostitute to feed her drug habit.

"Regardless of her drugs and line of work, she did not deserve to die in such a barbaric way," said her sister Jennet (SUBS: CORRECT).

Police spokesman Colonel Jay Naicker told the newspaper that police were following up leads.