Pretoria - North West Premier Thandi Modise has called on the community of Swartruggens to assist the police in arresting the perpetrators of a gruesome murder of a woman.
“We call on the Swartruggens community to assist police with their investigations for the heartless murderer/s responsible for the ghastly act to be removed from society before he/they strike again. No stone should be left unturned,” said Modise, who expressed shock on Monday.
According to police, the body of the woman, believed to be aged between 26 and 30, was discovered by a passer-by on Sunday afternoon in the bush behind a tavern near the Swartruggens shopping complex.
Police Spokesperson Captain Pelonomi Makau said that the woman was found half-naked wearing only a T-shirt.
"Her face was smashed with a stone... Her breasts were cut off and her private parts slightly cut with an unknown sharp instrument," Captain Makau said. Her stomach had also been cut open.
Police were awaiting the results of the post mortem to determine whether she had been raped before the murder, Makau said. – SAnews.gov.za
