Body of missing teen found
2003-12-12 07:20
Cape Town - The body of 19-year-old Zurina Salie who went missing on Wednesday was found in Kraaifontein, Cape Town on Friday, police reported.
Captain Eugene Sitzer said police found her naked body in the bushes behind Sydown street, in Watsonia Park, Kraaifontein.
It appeared her throat had been slit.
Salie was abducted in Kraaifontein on Wednesday. She was seen in the company of a man, both of them carrying bags.
It was discovered that her home at 33 Dennesig Road had been ransacked.
During the investigation, police arrested two men, aged 18 and 20, in connection with her murder. They will appear in the Kuilsrivier magistrate's court on Monday.
Sitzer said that immediately after the incident was reported to the police, they set up a joint operational centre at the Kraaifontein police station under the command of the station commissioner Senior-superintendent Hendrick Jansen, from where the search was co-ordinated.
Pamphlets of the missing girl were distributed and police searched several houses in the area.
During the investigation police arrested seven people for alleged possession of alleged stolen goods.
The area commissioner of the area Eastern Metropole Assistant Commissioner Allan Mondisa expressed his condolences to the Salie family and thanked everybody involved for their hard work.
Police were looking for Michael Davids of Kraaifontein to assist in the investigation, said Sitzer. Anyone with information about him could contact the investigating officer Detective-Captain Julien Skosan on 082-740-8620 or 021-980-5500.
- SAPA