‘It’s like a second tragedy’: Family hurt after corpse stolen from grave days before unveiling

Limpopo police have opened cases of theft and violation of a grave after the disappearance of Modike Phillemon Masedi's body

08 February 2023 - 16:00

A Limpopo family is baffled after discovering the grave of their loved one in Senakwe section in Mokwakwaila was dug open and the corpse stolen. ..

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