South African police probe killings of seven women, Ramaphosa vows action
Police are examining possible links among the deaths as forensic teams and senior officials work to identify the victims and determine whether a group is involved.
- On Tuesday, police discovered a sixth woman's body in KwaThema, Ekurhuleni, intensifying concerns about a potential serial killer following the recovery of a fifth victim in Olifantsfontein on Monday.
- The discovery follows a string of cases over the past two months where women were found in exposed locations across Ekurhuleni; authorities are investigating whether these deaths are connected.
- Forensic tests confirmed sexual assault in four cases, including that of runner Elizabeth "Tsontso" Moselakgomo; SAPS Deputy National Commissioner Lieutenant-General Tebello Mosikili announced a 72-hour investigation to compare dockets.
- President Cyril Ramaphosa vowed "no stone will be left unturned" to solve the killings, while Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia met with investigators on Tuesday to review evidence and coordinate the response.
- With 13 of 17 women reported missing in Kempton Park since January now located, police urge public caution and appeal for information to assist the ongoing investigation.
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cedarnews.netSouth African police are urging women to be extra cautious after another dead woman was found today in the northeast of Johannesburg. This is the seventh female body found in the same area in two months. According to South African authorities, the cases appear to be linked. They say it is still too early to say whether a serial killer or a group of perpetrators is involved.
The police are trying to elucidate the murders of at least eight women whose bodies were found east of Johannesburg within two months.
South African authorities have found the body of a seventh woman in the area near where the body of the missing female runner was found, prompting President Ramaphosa to order an expedited investigation and warn women to exercise increased caution during this time.
South Africa has 60 homicides daily, one of the highest rates in the world, and successive discoveries of young women's bodies are worrying the country.
(Johannesburg=Yonhap News) Correspondent Na Hak-jin = In a city adjacent to Johannesburg, South Africa's largest city, those presumed to have been victims of crime over the past two months...
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