Woman dies after being kidnapped in Khayelitsha, another slain in Gugulethu

Police are investigating the murder of two women in distinct incidents – one in Gugulethu and another in Khayelitsha in which a man was nearly killed after his girlfriend was abducted at around 2am at his residence in site C by unknown suspects. 

His 31-year-old girlfriend was kidnapped from the residence by the suspects and dropped off at the Wolfgat Nature Reserve with wide spread injuries. Both victims were admitted to hospital for treatment and unfortunately the woman later died. The motive is yet to be determined and no one has been arrested as yet.

The police said the circumstances surrounding the death of an unknown female, believed to be in her thirties, and are being investigated after her body was discovered in Gugulethu this morning. According to police a vehicle was seen dropping off the body next to Lwazi Primary School in NY112. The motive is yet to be established and arrests are yet to be made.

By: Aneeqa du Plessis