{"id":43304,"date":"2023-12-21T05:30:10","date_gmt":"2023-12-21T03:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/man-killed-at-the-local-cemetery-in-gugulethu-cape-town-20231221\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T02:50:51","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T00:50:51","slug":"man-killed-at-the-local-cemetery-in-gugulethu-cape-town-20231221","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/man-killed-at-the-local-cemetery-in-gugulethu-cape-town-20231221\/","title":{"rendered":"Man killed at the local cemetery in Gugulethu, Cape Town"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Residents from Phase 1 in Lusaka, Nyanga were shocked to discover the body of an unknown an at the NY5 Gugulethu Cemetery on Friday 15 December.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The deceased was discovered by some of the residents residing opposite the cemetery in Lusaka.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Residents suspect that the deceased was robbed and killed in the early hours on Friday.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Residents from Phase 1 in Lusaka, Nyanga were shocked to discover the body of an unknown an at the NY5 Gugulethu Cemetery on Friday 15 December.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The deceased was discovered by some of the residents residing opposite the cemetery in Lusaka. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Residents suspect that the deceased was robbed and killed in the early hours on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the residents, who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisal, said the deceased was hacked in the head.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt looked as if he was killed with a sharp object. 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