A 46-year-old man has been charged with murder, kidnapping and defeating the ends of justice after police allegedly discovered the body of a missing teenager inside a pit toilet.
A 46-year-old man has been charged with murder, kidnapping and defeating the ends of justice after police allegedly discovered the body of a missing 19-year-old man concealed inside a locked pit toilet at the R61 Rashoop informal settlement near Brits.
The grim discovery followed a missing person investigation launched after the teenager was reported missing on 7 August 2026.
According to North West police, investigators received information linking a person of interest to the disappearance. The suspect, identified as Johannes Mokoena, was subsequently apprehended and allegedly offered to show officers where the missing teenager could be found.
Police spokesperson Colonel Anne Magakoe said the suspect led them to a locked pit toilet behind his shack in the Rashoop informal settlement.
