According to police spokesperson Sergeant Wesley Twigg, two suspects aged 20 and 25 have been arrested in connection with the murder of Tashneecka Prins. They will appear in the Wynberg Magistrates’ Court today, 2 November 2023.
1 November 2023: Steenberg police are investigating a murder after discovering the lifeless body of a teenager, identified as Tashneecka Prins, in a field on Symphony Avenue in Steenberg.
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As per IOL, Tashneecka Prins (17) was last seen alive by her grandmother, Anne Brenda Gordon, on Saturday afternoon. Gordon was attending a church service on Sunday when she was informed that a body was found.
‘I last saw her around 2pm, she just came in and went out.’
‘It wasn’t a surprise when she didn’t come home because there were nights when she would sleep out. When she didn’t sleep here, I would know she was with her friends,’ expressed Gordon.
She added that there was no clear understanding of what had happened to Tashneecka, there was even uncertainty regarding the identity of the body, but she was identified by the clothes she was last seen wearing.
‘We had to wait for forensics to show us the body and only then were we sure it was her. Her face was swollen and she had a big cut in the head.’
Gordon believes Tashneecka’s body was dumped there: ‘She would never walk near where she was found, she was dumped there.’
‘The killer left a carpet on top of her body, I don’t even know how the person took her body there. Someone come forward, as we need closure.’
According to a statement from police spokesperson Joseph Swartbooi, ‘Upon police arrival at the scene on the corners of Symphony and Sand Olive Road, they found the body of an unknown female who sustained an open wound to her forehead.’
‘The victim was declared deceased on the scene by the medical personnel. The unknown suspect/s fled the scene and are yet to be arrested.’
Steenberg police are investigating a case of murder.
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