Post-mortem to be conducted on body found in Phoenix
A post-mortem and DNA testing will be conducted tomorrow on the badly decomposed body of a child found in Phoenix late yesterday.
Family members of missing Sydenham boy, Miguel Louw, are expected to identify the body later today.
They rushed to Longbury Drive last night after a policeman and his sniffer dog found the body in a bush while chasing suspected robbers.
Police spokesperson, Thembeka Mbhele says investigators from head office will join the provincial team working on the case.
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"The post-mortem will be done tomorrow and the DNA [tests] will be conducted tomorrow. Our forensic team from head office and the provincial team is working together. The body was badly decomposed but we can confirm that it's a boy wearing school uniform tracksuit," Mbhele said.
Mbhele says once the body has been identified and if it is confirmed to be Miguel's - murder charges will be brought against the suspect in custody.