The search for the remains of Philasande Shange conducted by the RUSA Helicopter Pilot & three crew this morning was unsuccessful.
Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) dispatched a Recovery Team to assist this morning (Monday – 23/01/2023) at approximately 10:25 to recover the boys missing body parts. Seven (7) year old Shange was decapitated & dismembered after he was reported missing on Thursday, January 5, 2023. He failed to return from a tuck shop near his home in Ntshawini in KwaDukuza (Stanger) earlier the same day. His head and leg were recovered near a stream after receiving sms on Sunday, January 10, 2023, directing them to the remains.
After consulting two Traditional Healers the family was informed that the missing body parts were buried behind a banana plantation in the area. Shange’s aunt then made contact with Reaction Unit SA seeking assistance in checking the area for a new grave after they failed to cover the entire search area. Reaction Officer Angel Mbali MaPhiri interviewed the aunt and was informed that the Traditional Healers were certain that the body was buried near a stream and a banana plantation.
Mbali also learned that the murderer continued to torment the family via sms.
During the search, the aircraft landed & the crew continued on foot after spotting an area marked with an X on the ground. It could not be immediately established if the X was a construction marker.
The area that was directed by the Traditional Healers was searched extensively with no positive results.
Search for missing body parts unsuccessful in KwaDukuza https://t.co/ok2hM8Su7w#ArriveAlive #Search #BodyParts #RUSA pic.twitter.com/mdCJzxsQaN
— Arrive Alive (@_ArriveAlive) January 23, 2023
