South Africa: Third Ekurhuleni Murder Victim Identified
Police are investigating nine women’s deaths and have formed a multidisciplinary team to trace suspects and identify more victims, officials said.
- The family of 28-year-old Gracious Nkomo formally identified her at the Germiston Mortuary on Thursday, exactly one week after police discovered her body along the R21 in Kempton Park.
- Nkomo becomes the fourth publicly identified victim among nine women discovered across Ekurhuleni, joining Elizabeth Tsontso Moselakgomo, Itumeleng Kekana, and Dineo Evelyn Motapane whose families have confirmed identities.
- The South African Police Service assembled a multidisciplinary team investigating the deaths, though officials have not concluded that one person killed all nine women while examining possible links between cases.
- Acting National Police Commissioner Lieutenant-General Puleng Dimpane extended condolences to the family, stating that detectives remain "seized with these cases" and pursue every lead to ensure justice.
- President Ramaphosa urged the nation to stand with grieving families, as the investigation widened following discovery of a ninth body in Dawn Park on Thursday.
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South Africa: Third Ekurhuleni Murder Victim Identified
[SAnews.gov.za] The body of Gracious Nkomo has been positively identified as one of the women whose bodies were discovered along the R21 in Kempton Park in recent grim findings of the bodies of missing women in and around Ekurhuleni.
Family identifies 28-year-old Gracious Nkomo as third victim found in Kempton Park
The family of 28-year-old Gracious Nkomo has identified her as the third woman found dead in Kempton Park. SAPS says a multidisciplinary team is investigating the deaths and has intensified policing in the area.
JUST IN: Gracious Nkomo identified as fourth Kempton Park victim
Gracious Nkomo now has a name in an investigation that has left families across Ekurhuleni waiting for answers. The 28-year-old became the fourth publicly identified victim on Thursday after her family formally identified her at the Germiston Mortuary. Police found Nkomo partially clothed along the R21 in Kempton Park on 10 September. Her identification comes as detectives investigate the deaths of nine women across Ekurhuleni, with several vict…
Kempton Park murders: Still no confirmation of a link after fourth victim is IDed
The family of 28-year-old Gracious Nkomo has identified her as one of the women whose bodies were discovered in Ekurhuleni, bringing the number of victims positively identified by their families to four. Nkomo was the third woman whose body was found in the Kempton Park area on 10 September. Her body was discovered along the R21, partially clothed. Her family identified her at the Germiston Mortuary on Thursday. Her identification comes as polic…
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