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Lauren Dryden was shot and killed in Elsies River on Friday. (Supplied, Angus McKenzie)
- A 36-year-old man was arrested after a Cape Town woman was shot and killed while waiting for an elevator after working the night shift.
- She was killed shortly after 6 a.m. in Elsies River on Friday by a man who demanded her cell phone.
- She leaves behind two children for whom special Covid-19 relief funds were approved on the day of her death.
A 36-year-old man was arrested after a woman was stolen from her phone and shot and killed in Elsies River, Cape Town, shortly after 6 a.m. on Friday.
Bonteheuwel Ward Councilor Angus McKenzie said Lauren Dryden had just finished a night shift and was waiting for an Uber.
A man approached her and demanded her cell phone.
“Once they got on the phone, they pulled out a gun and shot Lauren,” McKenzie said in a statement.
She added that the RCL employee had recently applied to the Cape Town City Covid Relief special fund and the German Finance Corporation for financial support for her two young children.
The funding was approved the day she was assassinated.
McKenzie welcomed the news of the arrest and commended Bonteheuwel residents for helping with the information that led to the arrest.
“The people of Bonteheuwel will oppose bail, we refuse to have an individual as well as part of our community. He does not represent who we are.”
Police spokesman Captain FC van Wyk said crime scene experts worked at the scene on Kinghall Avenue at Epping 2, Elsies River, to search for clues.
The man who was arrested is expected to appear in court Monday to face a murder charge.
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