Crime scene experts were combing the area for clues after the body of a 29-year-old woman, Shadine Dantile, was found in her home in Adam Street, Rosedale, in George on Monday.

George Herald reports that Dantile was the mother of two young children, aged six and nine.

Her employer, EasyCare Health in George, confirmed that she had worked as a technician in the occupational department. She started as a temporary employee and was permanently appointed on November 1.

Dantile’s colleagues became concerned on Monday morning when she did not arrive for work. After a coworker tried to reach her multiple times by phone and text without success, she and another colleague drove to her house.

They knocked and called out, but got no response.

Some neighbours told them they had last seen her on Saturday. The two colleagues also went to the hospital to ask if she had perhaps been admitted. When they returned to work, they received the news that Dantile had been found dead in her house.

The Southern Cape Police’s spokesperson, Sergeant Chris Spies, confirmed that the Pacaltsdorp Police had been dispatched to the house at about 08:40. The paramedics later declared Dantile dead.

“The circumstances surrounding her death are under investigation. The Pacaltsdorp Detectives have opened an inquest docket,” said Spies. “The post-mortem results will form part of the investigation.”

The EasyCare Health staff are deeply saddened by Dantile’s passing and described her as a gentle and well-liked colleague. The management has arranged a trauma debriefing session for all the staff.

One of Dantile’s two sisters, Sandre Yvette Zondagh, said the three of them had enjoyed a lovely day together on Saturday, November 8. “Little did we know that would be our last time together as a family. It was her farewell, except we didn’t know,” Zondagh said.

“My sister was a sparkling person who truly lived her life.

“She lived for her children, friends and family. She was someone who believed that the world owed her nothing and she owed the world nothing.

“She was someone who would fight for what she believed in and would not go along with something if she felt it was wrong. She was warm and full of love for others, and she did not deserve for her life to end this way.”

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