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State to commence phase five of Shakahola exhumation

Shakahola exhumation

Bodies exhumed at Shakahola Forest being loaded into a police van in this picture taken on May 16, 2023. 

Photo credit: Kevin Odit | Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • A majority of the bodies are still awaiting positive identification.
  • Mackenzie and 94 other co-accused persons are currently in custody.


Homicide detectives have completed preparations for phase five of exhuming the bodies of victims of the Shakahola mass murder.

Sources privy to the exercise told Nation that the exercise is set to resume on Monday, June 3.