The Provincial Organised Crime Investigation Unit in Port Elizabeth is on the manhunt for unknown suspects who beat and set alight a man from Siyazama Street in Kwanoxolo.
Police Spokesperson Colonel Priscilla Naidu said the 28-year-old Elrico Tiervlei left his home at about 6 am on Sunday and his partially burnt body was discovered just after seven.
She said Tiervlei’s body was discovered on a cement slab in an open park between Canada and Freeze streets.
Tiervlei, who allegedly belonged to the Hondekoppe gang, was identified by the tattoos on his body.
Naidu said the preliminary report indicates that he was taken to the park by unknown men who assaulted him with bricks before a tyre was placed around his neck and set alight.
The motive for the brutal murder is unknown at this stage and so are the identities of the suspects.
Anybody with information can contact Detective Lieutenant Colonel Mike Grobler on 082 442 1825
