A POLICE officer who disappeared from his flat last Tuesday was found dead on an open field two days later with a gunshot wound to the head.
The body of Constable Bonginkosi Bhobho, 29, who was stationed at Philippi Visible Policing, was found by residents on Thursday, along with two bullet cartridges next to him, police said.
According to a police report: “On Wednesday, at about 4.30pm, Constable Bonginkosi Bhobho was reported missing by his brother. Afterwards, they could not get hold of him, and he was not in his flat. A missing person’s inquiry was opened at Philippi East police station.”
When Bhobho’s body was found, there was no identification on him, and he was positively identified only two days later.
Police spokesperson, FC van Wyk, said police were…
