The bodies were found on Tuesday, 15 June, and Wednesday, 16 June.
On Wednesday, 14 more decomposed bodies were found.
This brought the total number of bodies to 20.
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Body burns and post-mortems
The deceased’s remains showed severe burns.
The SAPS stated that post-mortems will be conducted to determine the cause of death.
The bodies were discovered wrapped in plastic bags.
The decomposed bodies of 20 men who were allegedly illegal miners were found in the North West. Image: SAPSSource: Facebook
This inevitably resulted in illegal mining being taken up.
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Source: Briefly News
Reeshni ChettyReeshni Chetty is a senior current affairs reporter.
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