Picture: Bodies exhumed from various graves/Generic
By OBAKENG MAJE
The eleven unidentified bodies that were buried in Boikhutsong Township, near Lichtenburg will be exhumed. This comes after the North West Department of Health and the family of a man, who went missing at Thusong Hospital near Itsoseng Township, suspect that he might be among unidentified persons buried there.
The North West Department of Health spokesperson, Tebogo Lekgethwane said: “The department has obtained a court order from the Ditsobotla Magistrate’s Court to exhume eleven unidentified bodies on Thursday. This is in search of the remains of a male patient, who went missing a number of years ago at Thusong Hospital.
“The DNA tests conducted on the remains of a body found at the hospital at the time proved inconclusive. However, following a lengthy investigation, it is now suspected that the remains of the missing patient could be in one of the eleven graves.”
Lekgethwane further said, the family and the department recently approached the court to grant an order for the exhumation of the remains of a body suspected to be that of the missing patient. He added that, the suspected remains are said to have been buried with some personal items which could assist in the identification process.
The exhumation will take place at 9am.
The Guardian 