The hands of a man who was found with his hands chopped off were discovered two days after he was attacked by six unknown men when the police revisited the scene with sniffer dogs. The 30-year-old man was attacked last Wednesday in Vosman, Emalahleni, Mpumalanga and left to die in the bushes for three days before he was rescued by passerbys who called the police.

According to Mpumalanga police, the man was accosted by the suspects who were driving in a green bakkie which appeared behind him. Spokesperson Colonel Richard Mdhluli said that the investigators were hard at work probing an attempted murder case and confirmed that the victim's hands had been recovered. "The discovery of the hands spiralled from a horrific incident which occurred on 20 March 2024, when the 30-year-old victim was attacked by a group of six suspects who amputated his hands using a panga. Emanating from this incident, the detectives from Vosman, the K9 Unit, Criminal Record Centre as well as the Investigative Psychology Unit revisited the scene on Monday afternoon to search for the victim's hands. It was during this time when the astute members found the hands," Mdhluli said.

Mdhluli added that the latest development will form part of the broader investigation. The police have also launched a manhunt for the six suspects. Mpumalanga provincial police commissioner Lieutenant General Daphney Manamela reassured the public that the team of investigators are working tirelessly to resolve the case and ensure that suspects are found and swiftly brought to book.