Jabulile Mbatha13 August 2025 | 13:47

Pair of severed human hands discovered in KZN

The South African Reaction Unit received a call from the bewildered staffer and deployed its teams to the scene.

Pair of severed human hands discovered in KZN

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JOHANNESBURG - A pair of severed human hands have been discovered on the side of the road in Trenance Park, KwaZulu-Natal, after an employee of a paper delivery company spotted the limbs while conducting his duties.

The South African Reaction Unit received a call from the bewildered staffer and deployed its teams to the scene.

Upon arrival, they found the body parts covered in a bloody white cloth, next to an animal tongue. 

Reaction unit spokesperson Prem Balram said: “When reaction officers, paramedics got to the scene,e they discovered two human hands cut off at the forearm, they were wrapped in a white cloth that was stained in blood, officers searched the area for the body and could not make any recovery at that stage.”