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MISSING MAN FOUND TIED, WITH PETROL NEXT TO HIM

19/10/2017 05:02:00 BY ANDILE NSIBANDE

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NHLANGANO - A heavily bruised man, whose hands and feet were tied with wires, was found dumped in a field next to the road.

Shocked commuters and a kombi driver discovered the man who was reported missing nine days ago at Thunzini, outside Nhlangano, shortly after 6pm.
A passenger in the kombi that was travelling from the textile firms in Nhlangano to Zombodze spotted the man and signalled for the driver to stop.
The man was lying about 200 metres from the road and facing down.

Upon taking a closer look, the commuters discovered the man had several injuries to his head, suggesting he had been beaten.
He showed little signs of life but he wasn’t talking.
It appeared his capturers were in the process of setting him alight as suggested by a 5-litre container with petrol that was found next to him. Fearing for the worst, the commuters called the police who arrived promptly.
The man was positively identified as Sakhile Mtsetfwa (27) of Maliyaduma, an Africa Cooperation Action Trust (ACAT) Lilima fieldworker who was reported missing last Tuesday. Mtsetfwa was based at the organisation’s Mthombe branch and was last seen when he set out to do field work at Mampondweni.

As part of his duties, Mtsetfwa travelled extensively around neighbouring communities, assisting residents with development projects.
Police discovered that the man still had a pulse and he was whisked to hospital in a critical condition.

Chief Police Information and Communications Officer Superintendent Khulani Mamba confirmed that Nhlangano police responded to a report about a man who was found with his hands and feet bound by wires.
He said there were no details surrounding the incident last night and the matter was subject to police investigation.
Mamba said initial investigations indicated it was a criminal matter.
No arrests had been made at the time of compiling this report.