Elderly North Ruimveldt woman was strangled – post-mortem

Joyce Lewis

Relatives of 75-year-old Joyce Lewis who was found dead in her North Ruimveldt home on Wednesday say a post-mortem report stated that she was strangled.

Lewis is believed to have been strangled during an early morning robbery. Her body was discovered by police and her sister, Veronica Deen around 8:30 am that day. The intruders, apparently, had pried their way into the two-storey home sometime between 12:00am – 6:00am. They had gained