/ 29 April 2005

Assault victims found in plastic bags

Two dead men and one still alive were found wrapped in plastic bags in Booysens Reserve, south of Johannesburg, on Thursday night, police said on Friday.

Captain Schalk Bornman said a security guard was patrolling the suburb when he discovered the three men near the corner of Second Street and Sixth Avenue. The guard contacted the police.

When the police arrived, they found that two of the men were already dead. The other man was rushed to hospital.

It was believed the men, aged between 20 and 30, were severely assaulted elsewhere and dumped in the suburb.

”The police will obtain a statement from the live victim as soon as he recovers from his injuries, to determine the cause and motive of the attack on the three men,” Bornman said.

He said the identities of the men are still not known. — Sapa