The body of former Olympian and high jump world champion Jacques Freitag was found in field with multiple gunshot wounds weeks after he was reported missing. He was 42.
A missing persons case surrounding former Olympian and high jump world champion Jacques Freitag has turned into a murder investigation after authorities in South Africa said his body had been discovered in a field near a cemetery. Freitag, 42, was reported missing last month. According to ESPN, his sister took to social media for help when he disappeared after leaving his mother’s home on June 17.
South African Police Service Brigadier Brenda Muridili said Wednesday that the case has since been opened as a murder investigation. US OFFICIALS LAUNCH PROBE INTO CHINESE SWIMMERS AMID DOPING SCANDAL, WORLD AQUATICS SAYS 'I can confirm that a missing person's case in Hercules has been changed to a case of murder,' Muridili said, via ESPN. 'No one has been arrested yet but the police are following up on leads.
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