The body of a 35-year-old man was discovered in Macassar on Saturday, three days after another body was discovered in the same area, bringing the tally to four.
SUPPLIED: Peter HelfrichThe police’s Wesley Twigg said the body was discovered by a
member of the public on Macassar Road, Macassar. He added that an inquest was
registered for investigation and a post-mortem will be conducted to determine
the cause of death.
Ward 109 Councillor, Peter Helfrich, says Macassar has
become a hotspot for criminals to dump bodies. He blames it on a combination of
failures by Eskom and SAPS to provide the services they are required to
deliver.
‘’It is very clear that almost all of the bodies being
dumped in the ward are bodies of persons who do not reside in the ward.’’
He says it is very likely that they have been murdered
elsewhere and dumped in Macassar.
‘’The rapid increase in the dumping of bodies in the ward
coincides with the extended Eskom power outages we are experiencing. It is not
the first time bodies have been found dumped here. Macassar seems to be
becoming a dumping hotspot for bodies.” – said Peter Helfrich, Ward 109 councillor.
‘’It is important to understand that Macassar is an
Eskom-supplied area. It pains me to admit this, but residents in our ward have,
to a certain extent, forced themselves to make peace with load-shedding. What
makes it unbearable for residents is the extended power outages that start when
load-shedding ends. These prolonged power outages at times last for days on
end. It is inhumane to expect residents to accept additional power outages over
and above load-shedding,’’ he added.
Helfrich wrote to President Cyril Ramaphosa in May, askingto intervene in the situation.
Done By: Mitchum George
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