Decomposed body found in Calitzdorp
By Ilhaam Hoosain
26 March 2008
A decomposed body of a 28-year-old woman was found in Calitzdorp on Sunday and police are investigating a case of murder. According to police spokesperson Ntobeko Mangqwengqwe- Johanna Moses's body was found partially decomposed a week after she disappeared.The body was found in an open field between St Helena and Bergsig in Calitzdorp.
Mangqwengqwe says Moses was last seen on March 15 by friends at St Helena before she left for her Bergsig home. He adds her family only reported her missing on Friday, and police immediately embarked on an extensive search. They visited her relatives on surrounding farms, but with no results.
Mangqwengqwe says that two local residents who had assisted the police with the search had found the body just after 9am on Sunday. According to a daily newspaper, Mangqwengqwe said police had made an urgent appeal to the public not to delay in reporting missing persons. No arrests have yet been made yet.
Anyone with information can contact the Calitzdorp police on 044 213 3320 or Crime Stop on 0860 010 111.
26 March 2008
A decomposed body of a 28-year-old woman was found in Calitzdorp on Sunday and police are investigating a case of murder. According to police spokesperson Ntobeko Mangqwengqwe- Johanna Moses's body was found partially decomposed a week after she disappeared.The body was found in an open field between St Helena and Bergsig in Calitzdorp.
Mangqwengqwe says Moses was last seen on March 15 by friends at St Helena before she left for her Bergsig home. He adds her family only reported her missing on Friday, and police immediately embarked on an extensive search. They visited her relatives on surrounding farms, but with no results.
Mangqwengqwe says that two local residents who had assisted the police with the search had found the body just after 9am on Sunday. According to a daily newspaper, Mangqwengqwe said police had made an urgent appeal to the public not to delay in reporting missing persons. No arrests have yet been made yet.
Anyone with information can contact the Calitzdorp police on 044 213 3320 or Crime Stop on 0860 010 111.
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