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A female educator from Thuto-Lore Comprehensive School in Sharpeville who was reported missing has been found dead in Dlomo dam on Saturday.
According to the Gauteng department of education, the 34-year-old English teacher did not report to work on Thursday, May 2.
While Stella Skosana, had not been at work since April 29, her boyfriend only alerted the family a couple of days later that she had disappeared after the couple allegedly had a minor domestic dispute.
Subsequently, MEC Matome Chiloane confirmed that a missing persons case was filed at a local police station on Friday.
He added; “Sadly, her lifeless body was allegedly found on Saturday at Dlomo Dam near her home. Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding this incident.”
The MEC confirmed that the Pscyho-Social Support Unit will also be deployed to the school to provide necessary trauma support and counselling.
“It is truly heartbreaking that another female educator from same school was brutally murdered. This raises serious concerns around the safety of female educators in the community.
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“We plead with law enforcement agencies to act swiftly in apprehending the suspects, and we also convey our sincerest condolences to the school and bereaved family,” said MEC Chiloane.
Sedibeng cluster police spokesperson Captain Teboho Lephoto said an investigation is underway.
Lephoto reportedly told Sedibeng Ster that after the missing person file was opened, police searched for Skosana until the call was received about the fisherman’s discovery of a body.
“Police rushed to the scene with their expert units and the badly decomposed body was retrieved from the dam,” Lephoto revealed.
Since Stella’s body was found, her boyfriend has disappeared and is nowhere to be found.
