MPUMALANGA. – Police are investigating the death of 81-year-old Graham Young, whose body was found in a vehicle outside Tumbleweed Nurseries in River Street, Lydenburg, on Tuesday. Signs suggest he may have been restrained.
Sergeant Thulisile Magagula, police spokesperson, told Nuusflits Young was found unconscious in the vehicle at approximately 09:10. Netcare 911 paramedics declared him dead. Magagula says police observed bruises on Young's hands and possible signs that he had been restrained. A piece of cable tie was also found at the scene. Detectives, forensic personnel and pathology services were called to the scene. The body was then taken to Lydenburg Hospital.
The circumstances of his death are being investigated. A post-mortem examination will determine whether the inquest into his death needs to be adjusted.
This article is an automatic English translation of a Nuusflits article originally published in Afrikaans. Read the Afrikaans original.
