Alleged Sangoma Visit Leads Police to Shallow Grave Outside Bloemfontein
By Rorisang Rampheteng:
Breakthrough in Missing Woman Case
An alleged visit to a sangoma by the suspect, coupled with meticulous crime intelligence gathering, led police to the grim discovery of a body buried in a shallow grave on a farm homestead in the Kloofeind area, outside Bloemfontein, on Monday, 9 February 2026.
The discovery follows weeks of investigation into the disappearance of a 27-year-old woman who was reported missing late last month.
Crime Scene Experts Deployed
A team of police crime scene experts began arriving at the identified farm along the N8 National Road between Bloemfontein and Petrusburg from as early as 10:00. The shallow grave was pointed out by the suspect himself, a 34-year-old farm worker.
The decomposed remains of the vi...