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Found with body parts missing: Mr Tshamano Johannes Ramuisi.

Missing pensioner found without his head, hand and a leg

 

Parts of the body of the 94-year-old missing Mr Tshamano Johannes Ramuisi were reportedly found in the mountainous bushes, hidden under leaves and logs with the head, a leg and a hand missing.

According to the police, on 6 November a hunter received the shock of his life when his dogs led him to the gruesome discovery of a decomposed body in the wilderness known to the locals as Ngome.

Ramuisi's son, Edson, identified the decomposed corpse as that of his father, after recognising the clothes which he wore. “I am the old man's son and I don't know what to say about this discovery of my father with body parts missing,” he said on Saturday, when Limpopo Mirror visited the family.

"The family is aggrieved, shocked and traumatised," he added.

The gruesome discovery comes barely a month and half after a missing person’s case was opened at Siloam police station on 18 September, after Ramuisi had gone missing a day before. Ramuisi had told his family that he was going to look for cattle at a nearby grazing camp.

“A search committee was formed through SAPS structures, such as the K9 (dog unit) and the air wing, together with the Siloam Detective Unit and Crime Prevention, and a search was conducted immediately, but the missing person was never found,” said Const Tsietsi Lamola of the Limpopo Police’s communication services.

Lamola said that the cause of death was not yet known and that an inquest docket had been opened to establish the cause of death through a postmortem. “The purpose of the postmortem in this case is also to investigate the possibilities of the missing body parts,” said Lamola.

Chief Pfananani Shavhani of Shanzha said that the entire community was still shocked, following the discovery of the old man's body in the wilderness. “We are working closely with the police to see to it that whoever did this evil thing is arrested and condemned for his or her sins,” Shavhani said.

The police are appealing to anyone with information that can reveal the cause of death and lead to the arrest of the perpetrator or perpetrators to come forward.

When Limpopo Mirror visited Shanzha village on Saturday, there was a gripping quietness in the village.
 

Date:22 November 2013

By: Kaizer Nengovhela

Kaizer Nengovhela started writing stories for Limpopo Mirror in 2000. Prior to that he had a five year stint at Phala-Phala FM as sports presenter. In 2005 Kaizer received an award from the province's premier as Best Sports Presenter. The same year he was also nominated as Best Sports Reporter by the Makhado Municipality. Kaizer was awarded the Mathatha Tsedu award in 2014.

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