A group of boys playing soccer on a field near Bo-Kaap discovered the body of a woman on Monday, Cape {town} Etc reports.
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Marc Truss, chair of the Cape Town Central Community police forum, says the unidentified woman was found partially naked and that it looked as if she had been attacked.
She was found with her dress pulled over her head.
The boys reportedly made the discovery on Strand Street towards High Level Road, above the squatter camp, around 5pm.
‘They unfortunately found a woman who we initially thought had fallen off the mountain but it appears it was something else,’ Truss told Daily Voice.
‘We are waiting for the police for further information. We now think that the woman died by probably gender-based violence and probably trauma to the head.’
‘She is unknown at the moment, we believe it’s a black lady, her age between 30 and 35. Unfortunately, she succumbed to her injuries from the abuse. That is not acceptable.’
‘Someone must have seen something happen because this was done during broad daylight.’
Police spokesperson Sergeant Wesley Twigg says an autopsy is pending. ‘Cape Town Central police registered an inquest for investigation after the body of an unknown female was found on an open field in Bo-Kaap on Monday, 19 August.’
‘The body was discovered by one of the youths that were playing on the field. A post-mortem will be conducted to determine the cause of death.’
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