CRIME SCENE: Mitchells Plain, Cape Town: The South African Police Service (SAPS) are investigating a murder case following the discovery of a body in Lentegeur.

Captain FC Van Wyk, a media liaison officer for the Western Cape police, said Lentegeur police attended to a complaint about a shooting on Tuesday, 21 July 2026 at an open field in Lobelia Street.

“When the members arrived at the scene at about 15:30 they found a male in his 20s with a gunshot wound to the head laying on the field. Circumstances surrounding this incident are under investigation. The motive and suspect is unknown,” said Van Wyk.