Suspected skeletal remains of missing man found in Kuru Kururu backlands

Skeletal remains suspected to be those of Answar Stoll, who went missing in November 2020, were on Wednesday found in the Kuru Kururu backlands, Soesdyke/Linden Highway.

Police have said that a team of detectives travelled to the area at about 20:35h, after receiving reports that the skeletal remains of a human were discovered.
According to information, the bones were found scattered within a 30-foot diameter, and showed evidence of being there for quite some time.
Reports are that several of these bones were found intertwined in the roots of small plants.
“The bones recovered include a skull. The skull appears to be that of a male, and bore evidence of a sharp injury (chop) to the top of the skull. The chop extended from above the eye socket all the way to the rear of the top of the skull,” the Police have said.

In addition, 11 vertebrae (commonly referred to as the backbone) were discovered, with another 22 still missing. Also, 11 pieces of rib bone were recovered, with an estimated 13 pieces still to be recovered. Both the left and right scapula and clavicle bones (shoulder bones) were recovered, as well as the bones of the pelvic girdle (the hip structure).
The skeletal remains would be sent overseas for DNA testing at the earliest possible opportunity.
Back in March 2021, 30-year-old Leon Waddel, also called “Mack”, was arrested in connection with Stoll’s disappearance, after Waddel had been on the run for some time. It was reported that Waddel had been found hiding in a fowl pen in front of his relatives’ Kuru Kururu home. After interrogation, Waddel has confessed to inflicting the fatal wounds on Stoll, but at the time he did not reveal where he had disposed of Stoll’s corpse.
Waddel was subsequently charged with the murder of Stoll, without Stoll’s body being found. This was on Thursday confirmed by Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum, who also stated that Waddel remains incarcerated.
Following Stoll’s disappearance, his family members had turned up at his Kuru Kururu home in December 2020 with Police ranks, and had found bloodstains on the wall. Stoll’s house had also been ransacked, and his documents and other personal belongings had been missing.
Stoll had lived alone about nine miles from the highway, and had not been employed. He reportedly had been supported by his mother and other family members.