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Free State police looking to ID woman found in water canal

Bloemfontein - The Kroonstad police are looking for the family, relatives or friends of a woman, aged around 60, whose body was found in a water canal near Marabastad on Friday, May 29 2015 at around 10:00.

The woman is of medium build, about 1.6m tall, light-skinned, does not have teeth and has black and grey hair. She was wearing a red skirt with a white long-sleeve jersey and was barefoot.

It is suspected that she fell into the canal either on Thursday night or Friday morning.

Anyone who might know who she is or knows where a family member, relative or friend is, was asked to contact Captain Denise Swartz or Warrant Officer Tshepane Matsabu of Maokeng Detectives on 082 899 2254 or 056 216 7200.

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