Cape Town Magistrate Found Murdered in Her Home, Car Missing

• An officer of the law, Romay van Rooyen was found lifeless in the bedroom of her home over the weekend
• A relative found the 50-year-old magistrate's body on Saturday Afternoon, 10 September
• The exact cause of death is unclear, but police suspect that the murder was motivated by a robbery

CAPE TOWN - A Cape Town magistrate and former prosecutor has been murdered in her Marina da Gama home.

A relative found Romay van Rooyen's body in the bedroom on Saturday afternoon, 10 September. Van Rooyen's vehicle was also reported missing from the scene.

Western Cape police have said that the cause of death is unclear, but they believe the murder was motivated by robbery.

National Prosecuting Authority spokesperson Eric Ntabazalila said the State is shocked and deeply saddened by van Rooyen's murder, describing her as a dear friend.

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News24 reported that van Rooyen began working for the NPA in 1997, prosecuting cases in district and regional courts before transitioning to a State advocate in the Western Cape High Court.

A murder investigation is underway, but no arrests have been made for van Rooyen's murder.

Western Cape Police arrest three suspects involved in March triple murder

In related news, the Western Cape police arrested three men for a triple murder that happened in March. The suspects will appear in the Wynberg Magistrates Court on Monday, 12 September.

According to The South African, South African Police Service spokesperson Sergeant Wesley Twigg, said the investigation was handed over to the Anti-Gang Unit detectives, who made a breakthrough and were able to apprehend the three suspects aged 19, 29 and 42.

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South Africans react to the Murders in Cape Town

South Africans expressed their displeasure with the targeted killings of members of the justice system on social media.

Here are some comments:

@_traceykim_ said:

"Just one of the weekend murder count. Don't hold your breathe waiting for an arrest."

@mtn_8219 commented:

"The targeted killing of police officers, criminal lawyers and magistrates spells an even deeper problem in a country with a police force run by incompetent leaders."

@Cookoo98239664 added:

"Motive unknown. Work it out."

Police officer fatally shot, 3 wounded in Tembisa filling station robbery

In similar news, Briefly News reported that a police officer was killed, and 3 others were injured during a heist at a petrol station in Tembisa, Johannesburg.

Three officers were called to an armed robbery at a convenience store in a petrol station in Thembisa on Thursday morning, 8 September.

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A group of approximately 15 men held up the store for an unspecified amount of money and cigarettes.

Source: Briefly News