South African police investigate deaths of 10 women in Ekurhuleni
Police in the Ekurhuleni district east of Johannesburg are investigating the deaths of ten women over two months. The latest body was found on 26 September at Mooifontein cemetery in Tembisa, partially unclothed. The Gauteng police commissioner has not ruled out a serial killer theory.
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· 6Полиция ЮАР расследует гибель 10 женщин в Экурхулени с августа
1В пригороде Йоханнесбурга найдено тело десятой женщины, полиция расследует серийные убийства
2В Экурхулени с июля найдены тела девяти убитых женщин, ЮАР охвачена возмущением
3Полиция ЮАР подтвердила гибель бегуньи Элизабет Моселакгомо, тело найдено в Кемптон-Парке
4Рамафоса пообещал найти виновных в убийствах семи женщин под Йоханнесбургом
5Полиция ЮАР арестовала троих подозреваемых по делу об убийстве Джабулиле Нтимбы
6Key points
- Police in the Ekurhuleni district are investigating the deaths of 10 women found over two months; the latest body was found on 26 September at Mooifontein cemetery in Tembisa.
- Gauteng police commissioner Tommy Mthombeni said investigators have not ruled out a serial killer theory, citing the similar victimology of the victims.
- Only one arrest has been made in the murder case — two days after the first body was found on 15 July; no one has been detained in the other eight murders.
- The killings have reignited national outrage over gender-based violence in South Africa, which has one of the highest femicide rates in the world.
Why it matters
The killings have intensified the national outcry over gender-based violence in South Africa. The country has one of the highest femicide rates in the world. President Cyril Ramaphosa earlier promised to "leave no stone unturned" in finding those responsible when seven women were reported in the Kempton Park area.
Previously
- South African police confirmed the death of runner Elizabeth Moselakgomo, whose body was found in Kempton Park and identified by relatives; she was one of five women whose bodies were found semi-naked and bruised in the same area.
- Police arrested three suspects in the murder of Jabulile Ntimba, whose body was found by a road east of Johannesburg; the arrests came amid public pressure over nine recent cases of women's bodies being found on roadsides in the area.