Decomposed body found in Kensington
By Celeste Ganga
30 January 2008
On Tuesday afternoon the decomposed body of a 39 year-old man was found in a house in Meryland Street, Kensington.
“His family requested the Kensington Police to accompany them to the deceased, Paul de Lange's home after he had not been seen by neighbours last week. He was found in his bedroom on the floor,” says Inspector Bernadine Steyn.
She adds that it seems that entry to the house was gained through a front window that was removed. The house was ransacked and at this stage it is not known whether anything was taken from the house.
“An autopsy will be conducted to determine the cause of death. Police are investigating a case of murder,'' says Steyn.
Anyone with information should contact Investigating Officer, Alfonso Pypers at the Kensington Police Station on 021 594 7020 or call crime-stop on 08600-10111.
In a separate incident in Franschoek, a decomposed body of a woman presumed to be about 60 years old, was found in her house in Van Wijk Street.
According to Steyn, Jana de Korte was found by her neighbours in the garage on the floor. It seems that the deceased sustained wounds to her head, possibly inflicted by a blunt object. She was last seen on Thursday afternoon (24 January 2008).
“It seems that entry to the house was gained through an open bedroom window at the back of the house. The house was ransacked and at this stage it seems that a laptop is missing. We are still in the process of determining whether anything else was taken from the house. We are investigating a case of murder,” adds Steyn.
Anyone with information can contact the Investigating Officer, Inspector Reinhardt Prins at the Franshoek Police station on (021) 876 8061.
Three suspects were arrested on Wednesday. They will appear in the Paarl Magistrates court on Thursday for murder and rape.
30 January 2008
On Tuesday afternoon the decomposed body of a 39 year-old man was found in a house in Meryland Street, Kensington.
“His family requested the Kensington Police to accompany them to the deceased, Paul de Lange's home after he had not been seen by neighbours last week. He was found in his bedroom on the floor,” says Inspector Bernadine Steyn.
She adds that it seems that entry to the house was gained through a front window that was removed. The house was ransacked and at this stage it is not known whether anything was taken from the house.
“An autopsy will be conducted to determine the cause of death. Police are investigating a case of murder,'' says Steyn.
Anyone with information should contact Investigating Officer, Alfonso Pypers at the Kensington Police Station on 021 594 7020 or call crime-stop on 08600-10111.
In a separate incident in Franschoek, a decomposed body of a woman presumed to be about 60 years old, was found in her house in Van Wijk Street.
According to Steyn, Jana de Korte was found by her neighbours in the garage on the floor. It seems that the deceased sustained wounds to her head, possibly inflicted by a blunt object. She was last seen on Thursday afternoon (24 January 2008).
“It seems that entry to the house was gained through an open bedroom window at the back of the house. The house was ransacked and at this stage it seems that a laptop is missing. We are still in the process of determining whether anything else was taken from the house. We are investigating a case of murder,” adds Steyn.
Anyone with information can contact the Investigating Officer, Inspector Reinhardt Prins at the Franshoek Police station on (021) 876 8061.
Three suspects were arrested on Wednesday. They will appear in the Paarl Magistrates court on Thursday for murder and rape.
A follow-up investigation confirmed that the deceased was in fact 81 years-old.
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