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Police in Gqeberha opened an inquest docket after the body of a 21-year-old woman was found in a burning apartment in Marine Drive, Summerstrand early on Sunday morning.
She was identified as Yoliswa Tom of Motherwell.
Captain Sandra Janse van Rensburg says it is alleged she was sleeping while her friends went across the road to the beach.
She says as they returned, they noticed smoke coming from the apartment and alerted authorities.
The cause of the fire, which did not spread to other apartments, is still unknown.
