MTHOKOZI Mbatha is convinced that the dead man found in an electrical room is his twin brother, Sibusiso, who vanished on 3 December.
The man was found by workers who were repairing faulty electricity a Steadvile Hostel, on Monday, 6 March.
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He said Sibusiso (35), who was originally from Msinga but had lived at the hostel in Ladysmuth, KZN, disappeared after winning R25 000 in a bet.
Mthokozisi said they have been searching for him with no luck.
He said he heard that a body was found, but he didn't know that it was his twin brother.
"When I went to the scene and saw the dead man's clothes, I immediately knew that it was my brother Sibusiso. Those were the clothes he was wearing when I last saw him. But I will have to wait for the post mortem to be done before we could arrange his funeral," said Mthokozisi.
He said the last time he saw his brother was on 2 December, when he was admitted to hospital after falling sick.
"He was alone in the room we shared at the hostel. I heard he went to play the numbers Hollywood bets and won R25 000 and after winning, he went back to the hostel. I suspect that people knew he had won and followed him home. They then killed him and dumped his body in the electrical room," said Mthokozisi.
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He said he realised that his brother was missing after being discharged from hospital on 7 December.
"When I was in hospital, I wondered why he never visited me. But then I thought that he was probably busy.
"I did not report him missing because I had hope that one day he would come back. But now I am convinced it's him," he said.
He said that as much as it hurts to accept the news of his dead twin brother, he is grateful eventually he has been found.
KZN police spokeswoman Constable Thenjiswa Ngcobo confirmed that Ladysmith cops are investigating after the body of a man was found in an electical room at Steadville Hostel on 6 March.
