Male body discovered

04 August 2009 - 02:00
By Canaan Mdletshe

POLICE in Umzinto on the KwaZulu-Natal south coast have appealed to anyone whose relative is missing to contact them.

POLICE in Umzinto on the KwaZulu-Natal south coast have appealed to anyone whose relative is missing to contact them.

This follows the discovery of the body of a man next to a rubbish site yesterday.

Captain Vincent Pandarum said: "An Umdoni municipality employee was raking up trash near the Sanathan informal settlement when he made the gruesome find.

"Suddenly, a human hand emerged above all the refuse he was gathering ....

"The body was covered in blood and grime, " said Pandarum.

l Anyone with information should contact Detective Inspector Vanitha Naicker on 039-974-1151.