{"id":45580,"date":"2025-12-22T07:11:06","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T07:11:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=45580"},"modified":"2025-12-22T07:11:06","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T07:11:06","slug":"man-arrested-human-skull-claims-killed-victim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2025\/12\/22\/man-arrested-human-skull-claims-killed-victim\/","title":{"rendered":"Man arrested with human skull"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><h2>The suspect is expected to appear in the Bloemfontein Magistrate&#8217;s Court soon.<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A 29-year-old man has been arrested after police discovered him naked in a stormwater drain, clutching a human skull, following a brutal killing in Bloemfontein\u2019s Central Park area on Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Thabo Covane confirmed that officers from Thabure-Parkweg station responded quickly after receiving reports of a suspicious individual in the drainage tunnel beneath Central Park Complex around 3pm.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMembers reacted swiftly, and an African male was found laying naked in the stream with the skull in his hands and was immediately placed under arrest,\u201d Covane said.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-grim-discovery-along-the-stream\">Grim discovery along the stream<\/h2>\n<p>The investigation took a darker turn when police received additional information about an attack in the same area.<\/p>\n<p>Covane explained that officers conducted an extensive search along the stream after learning that an unknown male had attacked another person.<\/p>\n<p>The search led to a horrifying discovery near Nathan Street in Old East End, alongside the N8 National Road. <\/p>\n<p>According to Covane, the police found a large rock covered with bone fragments, flesh and brain matter. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cFurther search led to the discovery of beheaded body in the stream not far from where the rock, bone fragments, and flesh were found,\u201d Covane explained.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"395\" alt=\"Saps search for the body of a decapitated victim. Image: Saps\" class=\"wp-image-4264265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Man-arrested-with-human-skull.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/media.citizen.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Saps-1200x741.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/media.citizen.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Saps-768x474.jpg 768w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Man-arrested-with-human-skull.jpg?resize=640%2C395&#038;ssl=1\"\/><noscript><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"395\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Man-arrested-with-human-skull.jpg?resize=640%2C395&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Saps search for the body of a decapitated victim. Image: Saps\" class=\"wp-image-4264265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Man-arrested-with-human-skull.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/media.citizen.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Saps-1200x741.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/media.citizen.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Saps-768x474.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><sup>Saps search for the body of a decapitated victim. Image: Saps<\/sup><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>ALSO READ: Why the deadly tavern killings?<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-disturbing-confession\">Disturbing confession<\/h3>\n<p>During his arrest, the suspect made a chilling statement to officers. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe suspect uttered to the police that he had to kill the victim to prove that he is \u2018the messiah\u2019,\u201d Covane revealed.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the police spokesperson confirmed that a murder case has been opened at Heidedal Police Station, with an additional charge of violation of a corpse.<\/p>\n<p>The suspect is expected to appear in the Bloemfontein Magistrate\u2019s Court soon.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ NEXT: Two arrested after failed bribe attempt to free AK-47 detainee<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Man #arrested #human #skull<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The suspect is expected to appear in the Bloemfontein Magistrate&#8217;s Court soon. 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