Zuko Komisa
An inquest has been opened by the South African Police Service (SAPS) investigating the deaths of four South African National Defence Force (SANDF) members who may have been carbon monoxide poisoned.
The deceased’s bodies were taken to the Klerksdorp State Mortuary for a post-mortem and additional investigation.
The slain members are reported to have been discovered on Saturday morning, July 6, 2024, as the next shift was starting, inside a container building that served as a guard house for those on 24-hour duty.
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According to the SANDF, the members were assigned to a 24-hour shift at Shaft 3, a dormant mining shaft in Orkney, North West, which is close to the abandoned Harry Oppenheimer stadium, a popular location for illicit mining.
“The district surgeon was called to the scene and examined the bodies and confirmed no injuries. A team from the Pretoria FSL Chemistry Unit, also attended the scene and preliminary findings are that the deaths of the members could have been caused by carbon monoxide poisoning, from a possible fire made by the members during the cold night inside the container structure,”
“The names of the deceased will be announced once the families have been informed and all processes and formalities have been completed followed by the announcement of the funeral arrangements.”
SANDF
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