The burnt body of a woman was found on Saturday, 17 October in Tafelsig, Mitchells Plain, according to a post by Ian Cameron, chairperson of the portfolio committee on police.
According to the initial information Cameron shared, a burning refuse drum was discovered near the corner of Huguenot Street and AZ Berman Road, with the woman's body found nearby. Her identity remains unknown.
Cameron said a murder investigation has been opened. The circumstances of the woman's death are not yet known.
Cameron calls for thorough investigation
Cameron said the circumstances are disturbing and remind him of the murder of Siphokazi Booi, a 27-year-old woman who was killed in September 2021 in Mbekweni, Paarl.
Booi was beaten to death by her boyfriend, Sithobele Qebe. He placed her body in a refuse drum and attempted to burn it. Qebe was sentenced to life imprisonment for her murder in August 2024.
Cameron's reference to Booi's case is a comparison regarding the manner in which the two women's bodies were found. There is currently no information suggesting the two cases are connected.
Cameron called for the new case to be investigated thoroughly, for forensic evidence to be preserved and for the woman's identity to be established. He said those responsible for her death must be traced and brought to court.
He also expressed his condolences to the woman's next of kin and said they deserve answers and justice.
Sources: Ian Cameron
This article is an automatic English translation of a Nuusflits article originally published in Afrikaans. Read the Afrikaans original.
