/ 4 March 2002

CAPE COPS FIND BARREL OF BONES

CAPE Town police are investigating the discovery of barrels of human bone fragments on the site of a derelict crematorium. The bones were found in a disused shed in the Kraaifontein industrial area, along with containers of acid apparently used to reduce bodies to bone. Policeman Superintendent Wicus Holtzhausen said on Friday police were probing the find, but that it appeared it would be a health issue rather than criminal conduct. The shed was reportedly rented by a company which moved to other premises after city authorities threatened to act against it for contravening zoning regulations. – Sapa