Megan Goosen's body was found in Scottsville. Picture: Solly Lottering Megan Goosen's body was found in Scottsville. Picture: Solly Lottering
Cape Town - Two people, including a pregnant woman, were killed in gang violence in Kraaifontein on Sunday night.
33-year-old Megan Goosen, who was six months pregnant, was found lying in the yard of a maisonette in Dahlia Street, Scottsville, on Monday morning.
Her family has already been in mourning after her brother’s funeral on Saturday. Houston Goosen was gunned down in Rembrandt Street last week.
It is believed Megan was trying to flee after rival gangs started shooting in the area just after 9pm on Sunday.
Police say an unidentified man was killed in the same incident. It is not clear whether he was affiliated to any of the gangs or not.
Megan was found after homeowner Lucas Lyon saw her feet peeking out from behind his car.
She was lying on her side, with one Nike slipper on and the other lying next to her.
Lyon says his son asked him to check out the “suspicious feet” near the vehicle.
“My son woke me on Monday just after 7am because he could see feet next to our car in the yard from the top floor. When we came down to see what was happening, we discovered a gruesome scene,” Lyon says.
A family member of Megan's, who did not wish to be named for her own safety, says the family is already battling to deal with the death of her brother. And now she is gone, too.
“I saw Megan on Saturday at her brother’s funeral. I still joked with her as she was wearing high heels and I told her she’d better walk carefully with those heels and her pregnant magie (stomach). She was six months pregnant; why shoot her?” the relative asks.
Megan worked as a domestic worker at a house in Carnation Road and her employer says the mom-to-be was a trustworthy person.
“She was a wonderful person, regardless if she used to skarrel. She used to work in my home as a domestic worker and I never had any problems with Megan, I could trust her in my home,” the woman says.
Police spokesperson, Sinathi Joni, says no arrests have been made in either shooting.
“A murder case is under investigation following the discovery of the body of a 33-year-old woman in Scottsville, Kraaifontein, on 19 March at approximately 7.45am on Monday.
“Circumstances surrounding the discovery are under investigation with no arrests at this stage,” Joni said.