A 17-year-old boy was expected to appear in the Parow Magistrate’s Court on Monday, in connection with a possible satanic murder.
Western Cape police said the teenager was arrested in Ravensmead, Cape Town on Saturday after a beheaded body was discovered at a derelict primary school in Ravensmead on Thursday. (Ravensmead is a majority Coloured (mixed-race) area – ed.)
“This gruesome discovery was followed by a thorough investigation into the circumstances of the crime, which led detectives to an address in Connaught Road Ravensmead this afternoon [Saturday] where a search warrant was executed,” said Lt-Col Andre Traut.
“A search at the residence of the suspect led to the discovery of the head buried in the front garden last night…paraphernalia suggesting that satanism was a possible motive, was found at the residence of the suspect.” – Sapa