Mystery as body of missing 78-year-old discovered in Joostenberg Vlakte
The body of Susan Kok, 78, from Fisantekraal was found dumped on Sunday on an open field in Waarburgh Road, Joostenberg Vlakte after she was last seen on November 8.
Kok was spending the night with family on Joostenberg Vlakte when she disappeared without a trace.
Her daughter, Shireen Christians said that her mother did not have any dementia or mental illness.
She explained: “I dropped her off the Saturday at my cousin’s place and I went to work. I was going to pick her up the Sunday afternoon but in the morning, I got a message to say that my mother is gone and is no longer at my cousin’s house.”
“When we got there, we were told that my mother left around 3am without saying anything but knowing my mother, she would never leave that time of the morning and she did not have on her shoes, a warm jacket, cap, purse or cigarettes. She was on medication because she has hypertensive and a diabetic.”
“They said a window was also open, maybe she jumped out of the window. I said she can’t even lift her legs. She took a drink but I can’t say if she was drunk that time because they were chilling but something like this has never happened. Even if she was under the influence she doesn't just leave especially around that time.”
Christians said on the evening of November 16 2025, a week after she vanished, they received the bad news that their mother’s body had been found dumped in an open field in Waarburgh Road.
“We are still waiting on the results of the autopsy to determine the cause of death. The children were playing when they found the body and informed their parents. She was laying in her bra and pants and her top was lying next to her. She had marks on her body and her face was blue. I am not sure if it was because she was laying too long.”
“My mother was found on an open piece of land. We are not coping, we have so many questions that cannot be answered and seeing my mother lay like that makes it worse. Whatever happened to her, she did not deserve it.”
Police spokesperson Sergeant Wesley Twigg confirmed that Kraaifontein police registered an inquest for investigation after the body was found in an open field in Waarburgh Road, Joostenberg Vlakte, on Sunday, 16 November, at about 7:38pm.
“The circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation. A post-mortem will be conducted to determine the cause of death," he said.
Get your news on the go, click here to join the Cape Argus News WhatsApp channel.
Cape Argus