News24 reports that four bodies were found on the side of a Benoni road on Tuesday, wrapped in blankets and plastic.

Police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Mavela Masondo said the bodies had not yet been identified, but they were suspected to be that of illegal miners. He indicated that police received an anonymous tip-off about the bodies. An inquest docket has been opened for investigation and a post-mortem will be conducted to confirm the cause of death. This is not the first time police have recovered bodies in that particular road. In 2017, police were called out to Snake Road after six bodies were dumped next to a railway line. The number of bodies increased to 14 in the days following the first discovery after another eight bodies were found. Each person had been shot in the upper body. At the time, police suspected that the murders were the result of clashes between rival gangs involved in illegal mining.

• Read the original of the short report in the above regard by Nicole McCain at News24

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