JOHANNESBURG- Oct. 4, 2010 (Reuters) – The body of record-setting German super car builder Uwe Gemballa has been found in South Africa eight months after he vanished on a business trip there, police said on Sunday. Gemballa, whose tuning firm had a clientele including Arab royalty, movie stars and the mega-rich, disappeared shortly after arriving in South Africa on February 8. His firm, based near Stuttgart, had an international reputation for converting Porsche sports cars into turbo-charged super cars that set speed records.
“We have found the body of Gemballa and we’re now investigating the circumstances around his death. A murder docket has been opened,” said Vishnu Naidoo, South African police spokesman. No arrests have been made. Two German police officers were in South Africa to assist with the investigation.
Source: Reuters, Africa
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