Boy's dismembered body found inside a bag in a church

Johannesburg - The dismembered body of a four-year-old boy was found inside a bag in a church in Pongola, northern KwaZulu-Natal, police said on Sunday.

Local residents found the boy's body in a vacant room in a church in the area on Saturday, Captain Thulani Zwane said.

The four-year-old's head was in the bag as well. Zwane said the body was believed to be that of a boy reported missing on Wednesday.

No arrests had been made and police were investigating.