Shortly after 5pm on Sunday, Law Enforcement officers came across the body of an elderly woman who was found on the beach which forms part of the reserve.
According to a source, the woman is believed to be in her mid-50s and was dressed in a bronze evening dress.
She was not wearing underwear, and her shoes and jewellery were also missing. She had bruise marks on her left arm and on the side of her face.
Law Enforcement spokesperson, Wayne Dyason, says the area near the limestone cliffs is known for gang killings and
suicides.
CPF chairperson, Abie Isaacs, says they are growing increasingly concerned about the number of bodies being found in the stretch between Strandfontein and Monwabisi.
He says just last week two rival gangs were fighting in the reserve.
“What we have found is that people are being killed in other areas and then dumped here and that pushes up our crime stats,” he says.
“Several years ago, through the urban renewal project, we had neighbourhood watches deployed to that area over the festive season.
“It was a short-term project that helped curb this with controlling access there at night. We just want to know what the City is going to do about this area.”
Area South Mayco member, Eddie Andrews, says it is not possible to control access to the site because it was simply too large.
It stretched from Mnandi Beach Resort eastwards to the Macassar Dunes Conservation Area.
Police spokesperson, Sinathi Joni, says an inquest docket has been opened and the identity of the woman is still unknown.
Anyone with information is asked to call Sergeant Momelezi Mvimbi on 021 370 1782.