3 suspects arrested in relation to 1 of a series of killings of women in South Africa, police say
Police say the suspects may have known the victim, while investigators continue checking whether the nine Ekurhuleni deaths are linked.
- On Monday, September 21, 2026, three suspects—one man and two women—are scheduled to appear in the Boksburg Magistrate's Court following their weekend arrest by the Gauteng Murder and Robbery Unit in connection with a woman's death in Dawn Park.
- The victim's body was found wrapped in a sheet beside a road in Dawn Park on Thursday, September 17. Preliminary investigations suggest the woman was killed elsewhere before her body was dumped in the area.
- Acting National Police Commissioner Lieutenant-General Puleng Dimpane stated all nine murder cases in Ekurhuleni since July are receiving priority attention, marking this as the ninth victim, though police caution against assuming the cases are linked.
- The South African Police Service assigned a multidisciplinary team to investigate the cases. Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia confirmed Sunday that officials questioned three persons of interest regarding an earlier murder under investigation.
- National police spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe clarified the arrests relate specifically to the Dawn Park case. Further details regarding the suspects' alleged involvement are expected during their court appearance.
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