Police have arrested a 21-year-old suspect on murder charges following the discovery of six bodies in a building in Johannesburg.
One of the city's main freeways, the M2 runs through the inner city suburb of Village Main in Johannesburg where six people were found dead in a panelbeating building at the weekend. File image of roadworks on the M2.Police have arrested a 21-year-old man in connection with the discovery of six bodies in a building in Village Main, Johannesburg CBD.Police were called to a panelbeating shop on Sunday due to a foul smell coming out of one room.
“She was never seen again until her body was discovered on Sunday morning. The clothes she was wearing match the description of a person recently reported missing,” she said. After questioning the suspect, police went back to the building. Five more bodies were discovered outside the building, where there is a makeshift workshop and rubbish dumpsters.She said the bodies will be subjected to forensic analysis for identification.
Village Main is a suburb situated less than a kilometre south of the Johannesburg CBD, according to Wikipedia. Once mining land, it now consists of light industry.
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