Saturday, September 28, 2024

Body of elderly woman discovered in Tafelsig, Mitchell's Plain

A Mitchell’s Plain community are reeling following the discovery of the body of an elderly woman in Tafelsig.

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Western Cape police said officers found the body of a 87-year-old woman inside her house in Steenbokberg Street, just after midday on Saturday.

‘’Mitchell’s Plain police registered a murder case for investigation… The victim was found lying on the floor in her bedroom. The circumstances surrounding her death forms part of the police investigation,’’ said Sergeant Wesley Twigg, Media Liaison Officer at Western Cape SAPS.

No arrests have been made as yet. Anyone with any information about this  incident are urged to contact Crime Stop on 08600 10111.

It is understood the woman's son-in-law made the discovery after he dropped food for her. According to her daugher, who lives around the corner from her Ellen Malan, was independent and did not want anyone to live with her.

Meanwhile, the Cape Flats Safety Forum condemned the incident.

‘’We call on the authorities to leave no stones unturned to find the alleged perpetrators. We are further calling on the South African Police Services to activate its 72-hour plan in finding the alleged perpetrators,’’ said Abie Isaacs, Chairperson of the Cape Flats Safety Forum.

‘’We noted that SAPS stemmed the authority of state to deal with alleged extortionist. We hope the same oomph and vigour be displayed in finding the culprits that has brutally murdered a senior citizen,’’ he added.

 

Done By: Mitchum George

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