Woman murdered infront of Strand Municipal offices

A 41-year-old woman was killed in the parking area of the Strand Municipal building, on Monday morning.

Western Cape police said the woman was sitting in her SUV when an unknown man shot at her.

‘’According to reports the deceased stopped with her silver Toyota Fortuner in the parking lot at the mentioned address. She was alone in vehicle. An unknown male approached her on foot, took out two firearms and shot several shots through the driver side window. Deceased was hit several times. The suspect then walked away and got into a white Opel Astra that waited and drove off. The victim was declared deceased on the scene by medical personnel,’’ said Captain F.C Van Wyk

PHOTO; Yaseen Gaffar

Van Wyk said the motive for the shooting is being probed and a murder case has been registered.

He appealed to anyone with any information about this fatal shooting incident to contact Crime Stop on 08600 10111.

Meanwhile, the Strand Community Policing Forum (CPF) says the victim was the wife of a taxi boss that was murdered in the same area, late last year.

‘’We are very saddened by the incident… The woman that was shot and killed - Her husband was also killed by the same modus operandi late last year. Her husband was a taxi owner in Lwandle,’’ said Niklaas Thysen, Strand CPF spokesperson.

‘’As we are the CPF, we are worried and concerned regarding the sporadic incidents of shooting and murders in the area, especially taking the lives of innocent people,’’ added Thysen.

 

Done by: Mitchum George