Cape Town - Mitchells Plain police are investigating a possible muti murder after the torso of a woman was found at Wolfgat Beach on Christmas eve.

Law Enforcement spokesperson, Wayne Dyason, says members of the public were driving along the beach when they spotted a black bag at about 4pm on Sunday, 24 December.

“When they went to look, they found a torso of a coloured woman inside the black bag. The woman’s head and limbs had been cut off,” says Dyason.

“It is most likely that it was a muti murder because this type of disfiguring of a body mostly happens with muti killings. It is also likely it was dumped there.”

Police spokesperson, Captain FC van Wyk, confirms the discovery and says a murder case has been opened.

The area near the limestone cliffs is known as a hotspot for gang killings and suicides.