A man was arrested on Wednesday at an abattoir in Krugersdorp on Wednesday, after a man’s head was cut off with a knife and offered for sale for R10 000 for muti purposes, West Rand police said.
Police representative Captain Paula Nothnagel said that on Monday morning, the headless body of a 52-year-old man was discovered by his friend at his home near the Millsite Railway Station in Krugersdorp.
”Upon arrival, his friend noticed that the victim’s body was lying on the floor without a head. It appears that his head was cut off with a knife. No personal belongings were missing,” said Nothnagel.
Nothnagel said that on Wednesday police acted on information received regarding a potential seller of body parts.
”A trap was set whereby a 23-year-old suspect was arrested after attempting to sell the victim’s head for R10 000 for muti purposes.”
The 23-year-old suspect will appear in the Krugersdorp Magistrate’s Court on Friday, charged with murder. – Sapa