Brother’s Agonising Search for Ekurhuleni Killings Victim Itumeleng Kekana

South Africa: Brother's Agonising Search for Ekurhuleni Killings Victim Itumeleng Kekana

Itumeleng Kekana's family searched hospitals, police stations and mortuaries for answers after the 32-year-old disappeared from Kempton Park. On 3 August, their search ended when her remains were found on Great North Road in Pomona, making her one of eight women whose bodies have been discovered in Ekurhuleni since July. Her case highlights questions around evidence collection, DNA processing and how investigators identify possible links between…

Brother’s agonising search for Ekurhuleni killings victim Itumeleng Kekana

Itumeleng Kekana’s family searched hospitals, police stations and mortuaries for answers after the 32-year-old disappeared from Kempton Park. On 3 August, their search ended when her remains were found on Great North Road in Pomona, making her one of eight women whose bodies have been discovered in Ekurhuleni since July. Her case highlights questions around evidence collection, DNA processing and how investigators identify possible links between…

17 days of hope and horror: Family’s agony after Itumeleng Kekana found among Kempton Park victims

Kempton Park killings: 'We've been robbed', says Itumeleng Kekana's family

The family of 32-year-old Itumeleng Kekana is struggling to come to terms with her death after it was revealed her body was one of those found in Ekurhuleni in recent weeks, after she went missing two months ago. Kekana, who was originally from QwaQwa in the Free State, disappeared in July after leaving work in Kempton Park. Her family travelled to Gauteng and searched extensively for her, visiting hospitals, mortuaries, bushes, and rivers in th…

Itumeleng Kekana’s brother shares family’s ordeal of 17-day search before her body was found

Itumeleng Kekana’s brother detailed the ordeal the family went through as they searched for 17 days for her, before her body was found near the R21 in Ekurhuleni.