Mpumalanga Man Arrested After He Was Found Sleeping With Exhumed Corpses’ Bones
- The South African Police Service arrested a 29-year-old man from Masoyi in Mpumalanga for sleeping with the remains of dead people
- The man was found with bones believed to have been exhumed from graves belonging to different people
- He will appear before the Masoyi Magistrates Court, and South Africans were puzzled by his actions
Tebogo Mokwena, a Briefly News current affairs journalist in Johannesburg, South Africa, covered criminal activities, cash-in-transit heists, kidnappings, taxi violence, police investigations, police shootouts and court cases at Daily Sun for over three years.
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MASOYI, MPUMALANGA — The South African Police Service arrested a 29-year-old man who was found in bed with the bones from exhumed graves.
According to TimesLIVE, the suspect was arrested on 30 April 2025 after a woman approached the Masoyi Police Station to report that the suspect had violated two graves and dug them up. The police discovered that the suspect had dug the graves of his father and grandfather.
The police investigated the graveyard and found that he had indeed dug two graves. They accosted him at his house in Swalala and found him fast asleep. The police confiscated the bones as part of the investigation, and the suspect was arrested.
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Stories about graves
South Africans were enraged after a TikTok video of a man who climbed into a six-foot deep grave went viral. The man, whose family owns a funeral parlour, reportedly felt the urge to inspect the grave's depth.
A woman went viral after a video of her dancing on a grave sparked debate. She participated in a dance challenge on TikTok and many were unimpressed by her actions.
South Africans react
Netizens, commenting on TimesLIVE's Facebook post, shared their views.
"A man seemingly went to numerous sangomas as his belief dictates, and they kept telling him one thing, so he decided to do it his way."
Nikkie Gavu said:
"If he is related to the person, please be lenient. We grieve differently, and it takes time to let go."
Makarunya Nengwenani said:
"He went to a fake sangoma and told him to dig a grave, take bones and sleep with bones, and his life would change."
Lesibva Masipa said:
"The madness in this country is on another level."
Zacky Macaire said:
"Hoping they take the man to be examined by a psychiatrist."
Virginia Chamango said:
"Some rituals will make you stupid."
Prince Mpho said:
"We might laugh, but then at the end of the day, it's a serious illness to lose a loved one. Some heal, and others end up doing what is unusual."
Mathole Lwandle said:
"Evil knows no boundaries."
Body of teenager found in shallow grave
In a related article, Briefly News reported that the police found the body of a teenage girl in a shallow grave in Taung, North West, on 12 January 2025. This was after women were seen pushing a wheelbarrow.
The teenager was found to have suffered severe bruises to the body and injuries to the head. The police launched a manhunt for the suspect.
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