Man’s body found in a toilet in Khayelitsha

Mluleki Mrwebi

26 March 2013

A 25-year-old man was beaten and burned to death and then dumped in a communal toilet in Section 40 Makaza, Khayelitsha.

It is alleged that the man was trying to break into a shack when he was caught and attacked by a group of men, on Sunday night. 

Police found his body in the toilet. 

Police Spokesperson Andre Traut said police from Harare Police station are investigating the circumstances around the man’s death.

Traut said no one has been arrested as yet and the investigation continues.

The province, in the last two years has had a number of incidents of mob justice in areas, such as Gugulethu, Phillipi, Nyanga and Khayelitsha.

Residents beat and set alight suspected criminals and that had led to the establishment of a commission to investigate police inefficiency in Khayelitsha.

The commission of inquiry which was established by Premier Helen Zille, has been taken to the Constitutional Court by the Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa, after his attempt to halt the commission was overruled by the Western Cape High Court.