
Picture: The police retrieve the decomposed body from the Taung Dam walls/Supplied
By OBAKENG MAJE
A DECOMPOSED body was discovered at Taung Dam on Wednesday. The North West police spokesperson, Capt Aafje Botma said: “A man who was cruising with his boat at Taung Dam, allegedly spotted a body lying on the dam wall.
“He reported the matter to the police and at this stage, the identity of the body is unknown. The body was found in a reasonably decomposed state and we cannot determine how long it was there.”
Botma further said, the police have opened an inquest docket for investigation, which is underway.