11th woman’s body in South Africa as authorities investigate recent spate of killings
Police said the latest victim was found in an open field after a security patrol alerted officers, as four suspects are now in custody.
- On Sunday, South African police discovered the body of an 11th woman in the Ekurhuleni municipality east of Johannesburg after a security company vehicle patrolling the area alerted authorities.
- The discovery marks the 11th victim found in the region within 10 weeks, highlighting a femicide crisis as South Africa faces one of the world's highest rates, averaging 15 women killed per day.
- Just one day earlier, on Saturday, authorities recovered the body of a 10th woman near a cemetery in the same area; eight of these victims have been found this month.
- Police have offered a $25,000 reward for information leading to arrests, with four suspects now in custody, including a man arrested almost 400km away, though authorities have not linked the individual cases.
- President Cyril Ramaphosa acknowledged the recovery of the 10th victim, stating the killings are "a shame on the men of South Africa" as public outcry grows over persistent gender-based violence.
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Twelve women have been murdered in a short period of time in Johannesburg. As the bodies are found, speculation is aroused – are they victims of a mass murderer? But some signs suggest otherwise.
Now that the bodies of murdered women have been found near Johannesburg in a short period of time, a shockwave is sweeping through South Africa. On Tuesday, a suspect in one of the murders appeared in court. "No violence against women, say no to sexual violence!"
In South Africa, the police have again reported the finding of a woman's corpse after ten dead women have already been discovered near Johannesburg in the last ten weeks.
Elizabeth “Tsontso” Moselakgomo went for a run and never came home. And she’s not alone. Since July, eleven women have been found murdered in the Ekurhuleni municipality outside Johannesburg.
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