Gauteng police on Thursday appealed to the public to help identify the body of a decapitated man found on the East Rand.

The headless body was found near the Etwatwa off-ramp on the N12 on December 18, Captain Kabelo Marumo said in a statement.

The victim also had no hands and feet. He was wearing blue jeans, a blue Adidas T-shirt, a striped blue tracksuit top, and a pink bag containing house keys.

Police called on families with missing relatives to contact them.