No arrests yet for murder of Marlboro Gardens jogger

22 May 2018 - 18:08
By Kgaugelo Masweneng
Crime scene police tape.
Image: Supplied Crime scene police tape.

No arrests have been made yet in the murder case of a woman who was shot dead while jogging along Zinnia Drive in Malboro Gardens‚ Johannesburg‚ in the early hours of Tuesday.

The motive for the attack was unknown‚ said Captain Mohlaume Mamabolo‚ spokesperson for the Sandringham Police Station.

ER24 paramedics‚ along with the City of Johannesburg EMS‚ arrived on the scene at 7am to find local authorities already in attendance.

ER24 spokesman Russel Meiring said paramedics had found the body of the woman lying on the sidewalk.

“Assessments showed that the woman had sustained a gunshot wound to her chest‚ as well as her abdomen. Unfortunately‚ the woman had already succumbed to her injuries.”

Nothing more could be done for her and she was declared dead‚ he said.


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