Shocking | Corpse stolen from Polokwane grave

by Thys Khiba
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Shocking | Corpse stolen from Polokwane grave

By Thys Khiba – The Police, upon arriving at the scene, discovered an open coffin with no corpse inside.

Limpopo Police Spokesperson Brigadier Motlafela Mojapelo confirmed officers at Mokwakwaila in the Mopani District have launched an investigation of violation of grave and theft of the corpse on Wednesday.

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This comes after the body of the Modike Philemon Masedi was dug out of the grave and stolen at Senakwe Section in Mokwakwaila policing area.

This incident happens while the family of the deceased is in preparation for the upcoming gathering of unveiling of the tombstone.

One of the family members had on Sunday, 05 February 2023, reportedly gone to the cemetery to clean the gravesite in preparation for the upcoming gathering of unveiling of the tombstone, when she discovered that the grave was dug open and the corpse stolen.

She then alerted family members and Police were also notified,” said Mojapelo.

Unknown suspect(s) managed to access the graveyard by cutting the side fence.

They then dug a hole next to the grave to gain access to the coffin and stole the corpse.

The deceased died on 15 January 2022 and was buried seven days later on 22 January 2022.

Mojapelo confirmed the motive for this incident is unknown at this stage.

Limpopo Police Commissioner, Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe is shocked by what happened at the said graveyard and has ordered that the criminal(s) to be arrested.

“We call on community members in the area to respect the unfolding investigations conducted by the police and desist from pointing fingers as these often play into instigators of vigilantism in which people take the law into their own hands,” said Lieutenant General Hadebe.

 

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