BREAKING: Fifth body found in Mthwalume field
Another body has been found in a field in Mthwalume on the south coast.
It's the fifth body to be found in the area since April and has raised fears a serial killer might be on the loose.
READ: Fourth body found in sugarcane field on KZN south coast
The discovery comes a day after a passerby came across the decomposed body of a woman in the area on Tuesday.
Newswatch's Nushera Soodyal reports:
A woman was found stabbed to death in a sugarcane field in the area in June.
Two months earlier, the bodies of two sisters aged 16 and 25 were discovered there, after the pair were reported missing in March.
This is a developing story.
#sapsKZN Port Shepstone #SAR, #K9SAR together with Pmb K9 SAR and Dbn K9 SAR were called out to Mtwalume area to assist with an area search yesterday after Hibberdene #SAPS were informed about a body that was found by locals. Body of a woman recovered. Murder docket opened ME pic.twitter.com/pR8kNExZPq
— SA Police Service 🇿🇦 (@SAPoliceService) August 12, 2020
