South Africa Hunts Suspect After Nine Women Found Dead
Police have formed a multidisciplinary team and offered a R400,000 reward as investigators examine whether the nine deaths are linked.
- 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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‘Women are terrified’: Ninth body found as South African police probe series of killings
By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — The body of a ninth woman has been found in the space of just two months in an area east of South Africa’s largest city, stoking fears in a country already facing dire levels of violence against women.The latest body was found Thursday morning in Dawn Park, Ekurhuleni, a
Since July, nine women have been found dead under the same modus operandi in the city of Kempton Park, northeastern Johannesburg. Serial killer or multiple murderers, the authorities are struggling to stem this outbreak of hatred.
Nine women’s bodies found as serial killer fears mount
JOHANNESBURG (AP): South African police said a ninth woman’s body was discovered yesterday in an area east of Johannesburg where they are investigating a series of killings over the past two months that have sparked acute fears in the community. All nine bodies were found in the Ekurhuleni municipality, raising concerns that the killings were carried out by the same person or people. Police previously said that some similarities in the killings …
In two months, nine women have been found dead in the same area in South Africa. Several of the cases show similarities, according to police. Now, concerns are growing that a serial killer may be behind the murders.
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