Police have launched an investigation after a woman’s body was found at the Van Der Stel substation in Culemborg Park this morning, November 5.

Crowds of onlookers gathered, however, and police were quick to cordon off the area as an official crime scene.

Randfontein Police Station Commander Colonel Hazel Makhafola was not immediately available for comment, however, the Randfontein Herald was told by officers at the scene that the body is that of a white woman believed to be between the ages of 40 and 45 years. living in a nearby house noticed the body and reported it to the police.

“She was already pronounced dead when we arrived. The cause of death is yet to be confirmed, however forensic pathology services have taken the body to the Roodepoort mortuary for further investigation,” said a police officer at the scene.

Mapogo A Mathamaga’s operations manager Mac van Zyl also confirmed that the body is indeed that of a woman.