MYSTERY surrounds the death of a man whose body was found in a bush near a railway line.
Residents in Canelands, north of Durban made the shocking discovery while walking along the railway line on Monday, 20 April. They discovered a dead man, but it's not clear whether he was killed in the bush or somewhere else.
One of the residents, Nompumelelo Mkhathini told Daily Sun she was heading to the clinic when she came across a group of residents surrounding the dead man.
"I also went to see if I could recognise him, but I didn't. The other residents also didn't know who the man was. The problem is that we don't know how he ended up dead close to the railway line.
"Some residents suspect that he was killed there, while others suspect that he was killed somewhere else then his body dumped near the railway," she said.
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Another resident, Njabulo Mtolo said this is the first time they found a dead man there.
Reaction Unit South Africa spokesman, Prem Balram said the body of an unidentified man was found near the railway line off Vincent Dickenson Road in Canelands.
"Our members were called out after passers-by found the body near a sugarcane field and contacted the Operations Centre. Reaction officers arrived on scene and found the victim lying on his right side.
"He was dressed in blue, black and white checkered boxer shorts and a powder blue T-shirt that was partially worn on one arm, leaving part of his upper body exposed. The man sustained a broken left leg and a broken right arm. The cause of death has not been established at this stage," he said.
KZN cops spokesman, Lieutenant-Colonel Paul Magwaza said Verulam police have opened a murder case after a body of a man with multiple injuries was found at Canelands on Monday, 20 April.
"Investigations are underway to establish what led to the death and the suspects behind the murder," he said.
