A team made up of K9 Search and Rescue members, Local Criminal Record Center experts and investigation officers found the remains of a human being inside a pit toilet at Zone 5, Selosesha.
The discovery comes after information about a missing person, Puleng Motlodi (19) was followed up by the police.
A missing person file was opened during October 2023 at Selosesha police station, even though Puleng’s relatives lost contact with her from July 2023.
The police traced one person of interest in the case and interrogated him. Information gathered by the police revealed that the suspect, together with three other males, met Puleng in Zone 3.
One of the four males, a 40-year-old ring leader, who is currently incarcerated, knew Puleng and he ordered others to kdinap her.
The group kidnapped the victim and took her to Zone 5, where they consumed alcohol and smoked dagga. It is alleged that the ring leader later became aggressive and strangled the life out of the victim.
He then, with the help of the suspect, dumped the lifeless body of the victim in a pit toilet.
On Monday 19 May 2025, the interrogated suspect led the police to a house in Zone 5, Selosesha. The police arrived at the house and dismantled the pit toilet pointed out to them by the suspect.
A search inside the sewage led to the discovery of a Black windbreaker, a jersey and female underwear. The police also discovered limb bones [legs and arms] and a human skull and collected the remains for further examination.
The missing person file, which was opened when Puleng Motlodi (19) was reported missing by her family, was then changed to a kidnapping and murder case.
The 36-year-old suspect was arrested; the 40-year-old convict, who was out on parole for robbery but is back behind bars after committing Business Burglary, will be charged. The arrest of the two accomplices is imminent.
