Ninth Woman Found Dead In South Africa Killing Spree
Detectives are comparing the cases and seeking public tips as rewards totaling R900,000 are offered for information on the killings.
- On Thursday, the South African Police Service launched a high-level investigation into nine deaths across Ekurhuleni after discovering another body in Dawn Park on Thursday morning.
- Victims, aged between 20 and 38, were discovered over the past two months in Kempton Park, Clayville, and KwaThema, with many found partially clothed or naked and bearing bruises.
- Three victims have been publicly named: Itumeleng Kekana, Elizabeth "Tsontso" Moselakgomo, and Dineo Evelyn Motapane. Authorities and the Democratic Alliance are offering a combined R900,000 reward for information leading to successful prosecutions.
- President Cyril Ramaphosa vowed on Tuesday that "no stone will be left unturned" to solve the killings, while Provincial Premier Panyaza Lesufi declared authorities "will push back" against the violence.
- Investigators are examining whether a serial killer is responsible, as South Africa faces endemic gender-based violence where one in three women experiences physical or sexual assault during her lifetime, according to the United Nations.
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<p>South African police investigate series of deaths: body of nine women found In the Johannesburg area, the bodies of nine women were found in two months. Police have set up a task force and are checking a possible connection entre les mortements.</p>
In the South African metropolitan community of Ekurhuleni, a woman who has been killed has been repeatedly found, and the investigators are checking whether he is a serial killer.
A series of women's murders is currently shocking South Africa: on Thursday, a further death was discovered in Boksburg, near Johannesburg. Nine women's corpses were found in the region around the country's largest city within just two months.
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The bodies of nine women have been found in South Africa over the past two months, with police investigating whether the same perpetrator may be behind the brutal cases.
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