The bodies of ten women have been found in the Ekurhuleni region, east of Johannesburg, South Africa, since July 15, 2026, with the tenth body discovered near the Mooifontein Cemetery in Tembisa South on Saturday, September 26. The South African poli
Police in South Africa say they have discovered another body in Ekurhuleni, to the east of Johannesburg, bringing the number of women found dead there in recent months to 10. "It's painful."Gauteng Police Commissioner Tommy Mthombeni said that, at this early stage in the investigation, it was too soon to say whether the woman's death was linked to the others.
Summarised from Hiru News - English
People- Tommy Mthombeni2
- Elizabeth "Tsontso" Moselakgomo
- Dineo Evelyn Motapane
- Busisiwe Mhlanga
- Itumeleng Kekana
- Nomfessane Mjojo
- Jabulile Ntimba
- Gracious Nkomo
Organisations- South African Human Rights Commission
- SABC
Places- Johannesburg2
- Kempton Park2
- South Africa2
- Ekurhuleni2
- OR Tambo International Airport
- Mooifontein Cemetery
- Johannesburg.Police
- Olifantsfontein
Keywords- body2
- consecutive
- discovery
- suspicion
- killings
- female
- killer
- serial
- found
- probe
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