With Halloween lurking around the corner, it seems that horror is solely for the cinematic screen. Real-life monsters walk among us.
A traditional healer from Margate faces jail time. His crime? Carrying human body parts in a bucket and trying to sell them.
Police spokesperson, Colonel Thembeka Mbele explains the Margate police received information about the individual on Sunday, October 7. Colonel Mbele says the police immediately responded to the information.
The investigations leading the officers to Marine Drive. The man sitting calmly in a vehicle, wearing traditional attire. The officers approached the man and requested to search his vehicle.
In the vehicle, sits a bucket containing a human skull, hand, torso and other body parts which were chopped up into small pieces. The man confirmed the body parts came from a human body, stating he uses them to heal people.
At the time of his arrest, he was apparently looking for buyers for the body parts. He allegedly approached several traditional healers around the Emanguzi area.
It is the traditional healers in the area that raised the alarm with the police. When he approached them, he claimed he was in possession of human body parts. And was selling them for a measly R4 000.
Police investigations are currently underway. The SAPS need to determine if he is responsible for other crimes in the province. He is currently facing charges for the illegal possession of suspected human body parts.
Furthermore, it is unclear who the body parts belong to. A DNA analysis will need to be done to confirm if the parts belong to one individual or to more than one.
As police try to link the suspect to other crimes and identify the remains, one can only hope he is brought to justice
