Wednesday was a day for
celebration of one’s culture and heritage, but some families are reeling after
the bodies of their loved one was found in separate incidents across the Cape
on Wednesday.
PICTURE: PixabayIn Mitchell’s Plain, the
body of a 37-year-old man was found on an open field next to Parkhust Primary
School in Westridge.
‘’Police members were
called to the crime scene where they found the victim with gunshot wounds to
his body. The victim was declared deceased on the scene by medical personnel.
The motive for the attack is yet to be determined and the suspect/s are yet to
be arrested,’’ said Sergeant Wesley Twigg, Western Cape police spokesperson.
Mitchell’s Plain are
probing a murder.
A man was shot and
killed in Khayelitsha on Wednesday afternoon.
‘’Harare police
responded to a complaint of a shooting on Wednesday afternoon, 24 September
2025, at about 12:30, in Ntlazane Street, Harare, where they found the body of
an unknown adult male who sustained gunshot wounds. The victim was declared
deceased on the scene by medical personnel. The motive for the attack is yet to
be determined and arrests are yet to be made. Harare detectives are
investigating a murder case,’’ said Sergeant Wesley Twigg, Western Cape police
spokesperson.
Kraaifontein police registered a concealment of birth case for investigation after the body of a new born baby girl was found in a sewerage drain in the Vosho informal settlement, Maroela Road, Wallacedene.
‘’On Wednesday morning,
24 September 2025, at about 09:27, Police members attended to the crime scene
where the baby was pointed out in the drain. The baby was declared deceased on
the scene by medical personnel. The circumstances surrounding the incident are
under investigation and no arrests have been made yet,’’ said Twigg.
Anyone with any
information about these incident can contact Crime Stop on 08600 10111 or use
the mobile application MySAPS anonymously. No arrests has been made in any of
the incidents.
Done by: Mitchum George
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