Police in Gauteng have assembled a high-level team of specialists to investigate the mysterious murders of homeless people within the Pretoria area.
Police Management have expressed their concern about what appears to be a serial killer operating in different parts of the city.
This after a fifth body was found on Wednesday morning.
While the investigation is ongoing police can confirm that all victims were homeless middle-aged men, who were all killed during the night.
Gauteng Commissioner of police, Lieutenant General Elias Mawela has subsequently instructed a high-level task team comprising of specialists from Forensic Services who include Pathologists and Criminal Psychologists, Crime Intelligence and Detectives to prioritise the investigation of these mysterious murders and make sure the perpetrator(s) is/are unmasked and brought to book.
Mawela says they do not want to sow panic amongst communities in the area but they want to urge the public to be vigilant.
He says, for now, they are in the process of getting the homeless people into shelters until calm can be restored within the community.
