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■ A photograph of Julie Frostwhen she was younger. She wasfound dead in a flat in GreenPoint.

SELLECCA LANG

The 20-hour drive from Kwa-Zulu Natal to Cape Town wasagonising, yet hopeful, as the

Durgapersad family had only onethought lingering in their minds –“Please, let it not be our daughter”.

But Reena Durgapersad and herhusband Premchand Durgaper-sadh’s visit to the mortuary con-firmed their greatest fear.

Their daughter, Julie Frost, 34,was found dead in a flat in FawltyTowers in Portswood Road, GreenPoint on Monday May 25 after11pm.

The family said it appears thattheir daughter was strangled with apink scarf.

According to a statement, sub-mitted to Sea Point police, a neigh-bour apparently heard Ms Frostscream, said Inspector BhekiXulu.

Minutes later, her 38-year-oldScottish boyfriend (whose name isknown to the Atlantic Sun) camerunning in search of assistancebecause he said Ms Frost was notbreathing, after he found her hang-ing in the bathroom.

The neighbour called the police

and ambulance who came to thescene.

Ms Durgapersad said otherneighbours said they had heard Ms Frost and her boyfriend argu-ing. She screamed and later gaspedfor breath.

Inspector Xulu said when policearrived, Ms Frost’s body was on thebed.

Ms Frost was living with herboyfriend of 15 months for about 10months at the Fawlty Towers,where he worked as a receptionist,said Nicholas Zoghby, the owner ofthe holiday self-catering apart-ments.

“We gave him a flat because heworked here,” said Mr Zoghby, wholives on the premises.

Mr Zoghby said he gave theboyfriend a written notice twoweeks prior to the incident tovacate the property because hiswork was “not satisfactory”.

Ms Frost’s family, who last sawher 10 years ago but communicatedtelephonically, did not know thatshe was dating.

Vanita Ahir heard her sister wasdead when she called Ms Frost’s for-mer boyfriend to find her sister.

He told Ms Ahir that he heard

from friends that Ms Frost wasdead and gave her Sea Point policestation’s contact details.

The family left KZN for CapeTown on Wednesday (May 27)evening to identify Ms Frost’s body.

“As a mother, you don’t expect it.No mother ever wants to know thather child is dead. It breaks myheart to pieces. It’s not easy,” saidMs Durgapersad, with tears wellingin her eyes.

Bursting into tears, Ms Ahirsaid: “I will miss everything aboutmy sister. She always cared for me.”

Ms Frost’s son Emilio, 15, said:“I didn’t know what to feel. I wasvery confused.”

A stern Mr Durgapersadh saidhe will miss his lively, outgoingdaughter.

“Justice must prevail,” said MrDurgapersadh.

Inspector Xulu said after investi-gation by Captain Raymond Tal-makkies and SuperintendentTonny Roux, Ms Frost’s currentboyfriend was arrested for murder.

He appeared at the Cape TownMagistrate’s Court on MondayJune 1 when bail was opposed.

He is expected to appear thismorning, Thursday June 4.

■ Mourning the loss of Julie Frost of Green Point, are, from back, left,brother-in-law Durell Ahir, father Premchand Durgapersadh withmother Reena Durgapersad, sister Vanita Ahir and son Emilio Frost.

LAUREN MENDOZA

A group of Capetonians gath-ered atop Table Mountain onTuesday morning to continuetheir efforts to help the icon ofCape Town be recognised as oneof the New 7 Wonders of Nature.

“All of us need to rallytogether,” said Mayor Dan Plato.

“We need to spread the newsacross the world that TableMountain is definitely one ofthese wonders in the world.”

The nearly 50 people in atten-dance voted at various comput-ers set up in the mountaintopcafé and were entertained bycomedian Marc Lottering.

“I know that anything is pos-sible,” explained Mr Lottering.

“And I know that Table Moun-tain can be one of the wonders ofthe world. We just need to vote.”

Abigail Mpotina, fromKhayelitsha, said this selectionwould give outsiders a differentperspective of the country.

“Let’s face it, South Africa is adeveloping country so for Table

Mountain to be considered, itwould really put South Africa ata higher level.”

Sabine Lehmann, CEO ofTable Mountain Aerial CablewayCompany, explained that the cur-rent process for voting is doneexclusively on the internet atwww.votefortablemountain.com

For those without access tothe internet, Ms Lehmann rec-ommends voting at a friend’shouse although voters must havea valid email address to takepart.

She recommends that every-one take time to vote for TableMountain before the TuesdayJuly 7 deadline.

Whether Table Mountainreceives worldwide recognitionor not, Ms Lehmann believes theicon will remain the crowningjewel of the city.

“I think Table Mountain is ananchor for Cape Town,” she said,“it has so many different mean-ings to different people, and CapeTown wouldn’t be the city it iswithout it.”

■ Mayor Dan Plato,Table Mountain area manager Paddy Gordonand comedian Marc Lottering cast their votes.

Help make Table Mountain oneof the New 7 Wonders of Nature

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email:brian.joss@inl.co.zaFax: 021 488 4615PO Box 1983, Cape

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