South Africa Hunts Suspect After Nine Women Found Dead
Police are comparing the nine deaths as investigators warn the killings may be linked and offer a R400,000 reward for information.
- 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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Police in Johannesburg, South Africa, are admitting to a serious problem. In just two months, nine women have been found dead around the city, raising fears that a serial killer is on the loose in the area. Police said the body of a ninth woman was found on Thursday in Ekurhuleni, east of the city.
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A wave of femicide has terrified the inhabitants of an area east of Johannesburg and feeds the fear that a serial killer, or even a group of killers, might be acting in the area. South African police found the body of a ninth woman in just two months on Thursday, a discovery that intensified the alarm among the inhabitants and led the authorities to reinforce security measures.Keep reading....
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