{"id":298556,"date":"2026-03-23T16:49:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T14:49:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/?p=298556"},"modified":"2026-03-23T16:49:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T14:49:31","slug":"polisie-is-dringend-op-soek-na-inligting-wat-kan-help-om-onbekende-lyk-te-identifiseer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/polisie-is-dringend-op-soek-na-inligting-wat-kan-help-om-onbekende-lyk-te-identifiseer\/","title":{"rendered":"Polisie is dringend op soek na inligting wat kan help om onbekende lyk te identifiseer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>JACOBSBAAI<\/strong> \u2013 Bokwagters wat op Donderdag 19 Maart besig was om bokke sowat 800 m van die dorpie af aan te jaag, het op \u2019n erg ontbinde lyk afgekom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wat hulle omstreeks 13:30 in die veld naby die ou Jacobsbaai-landingsbaan laat soek het, was glo die verskriklike reuk. Dit is toe dat hulle die lewelose liggaam van \u2019n onbekende man gevind het, wat op sy sy gel\u00ea het. Hy het \u2019n blou denimbroek, \u2019n donkerblou T-hemp en swart Crocs-skoene aangehad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"298557\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/polisie-is-dringend-op-soek-na-inligting-wat-kan-help-om-onbekende-lyk-te-identifiseer\/liggaam-in-veld\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Liggaam-in-veld.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1536,1024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Liggaam in veld\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Liggaam-in-veld-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Liggaam-in-veld-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-298557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Liggaam-in-veld-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Liggaam-in-veld-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Liggaam-in-veld-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Liggaam-in-veld-1320x880.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Liggaam-in-veld.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">&#8216;n KI-voorstelling van hoe die liggaam moontlik kon gel\u00ea het. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Hulle het onmiddellik die polisie gekontak. Volgens die polisie was geslag en klere egter al die enigste herkenbare kenmerke, weens die gevorderde stadium van ontbinding wat deur die hittegolf verlede week versnel is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Daar word vermoed dat hy reeds \u2019n week of twee gelede gesterf het, maar die lykskouing wat op Donderdag 26 Maart plaasvind, kan dalk meer duidelikheid bring. DNA-monsters sal vir analise na forensiese laboratoriums in Pretoria en Kaapstad gestuur word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Enigiemand met meer inligting word versoek om die speurder in die saak, AO Siyabonga Bara, te skakel by 022 714 8331 \/ 8333 \/ 8301.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JACOBSBAAI \u2013 Bokwagters wat op Donderdag 19 Maart besig was om bokke sowat 800 m van die dorpie af aan te jaag, het op \u2019n erg ontbinde lyk afgekom. 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