Police dogs help locate remains of Stanger boy (7)
Police dogs have
helped KZN investigators, probing a child's murder, locate the little boy's
remains in Stanger.
The seven-year-old was reported missing on Thursday.
A relative is said to have received an SMS later, with information about where to find him.
Paul Herbst, who is with Medi Response, says they took part in the search operation.
"Along with SAPS K9 SAR, Medi Response search and rescue division attended to the location in question. K9’s Dante, Troy and Odi walked the area and were successful in locating several body parts suspected to belong to the missing youth.
“Searches of the area continued to gather further evidence and the matter will be handed over to local SAPS.”
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KwaDukuza police have opened a case of murder following the gruesome discovery of the little boy's remains in a stream and in bushes in Ntshawini.
"The investigation is underway to ascertain the true identity of the recovered body parts as well as the possible cause of death,” provincial spokesperson Robert Netshiunda says.
