Bishop Lavis police are seeking the public’s help in arresting the killer or killers of a 21-year-old man whose body was found in a canal in Valhalla Park on Tuesday 20 October.

Tyres

In a video shared online, the body of the man can be seen lying in the water with tyres stacked on top of him.

Sergeant Wesley Twigg of the Western Cape police says Bishop Lavis police registered a murder case after the body was discovered at about 07:04. “The victim sustained stab wounds to his throat and was declared deceased on the scene by medical personnel. The circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation and arrests are yet to be made,” says Twigg.

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The deceased was named as “Aiden” online, but TygerBurger could not independently verify the identity.

Anyone with information about this incident can contact Crime Stop on 08600 10111 or use the mobile application MySAPS anonymously.

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