Sheila Lebelo is the 16th LGBTIQ+ South African murdered in the last five months A 33-year-old lesbian-identifying woman has been murdered and possibly raped in Atteridgeville, outside of Pretoria. According to Steve Letsike, Director of Access Chapter 2, the body of Sheila Lebelo was discovered on Monday 28 June, in a house in Atteridgeville.
She was naked with her clothes scattered nearby. There was no obvious cause of death. Lebelo was last seen on the Friday by her family when she went out for the evening.
It’s understood that there were witnesses to her murder and that a neighbour alerted the family to her body’s location. While there have been no arrests and details remain unclear, two suspects are said to be under investigation.