Police are investigating the killings in a rustic with one of many highest femicide charges on this planet.
Printed On 26 Sep 2026
South African police have found the physique of another woman east of the nation’s industrial capital, Johannesburg, bringing the overall variety of feminine our bodies discovered close to town since mid-July to 10.
Police confirmed the invention in Thembisa, Ekurhuleni, on Saturday however haven’t supplied any additional info. The physique was discovered within the morning, in accordance with the day by day newspaper, The Sowetan.
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The invention provides to rising concern over violence in opposition to ladies in a rustic lengthy affected by violent crime. Whereas police work to determine whether or not the killings are related, there have been neighborhood concerns that the murders are being carried out by the identical killer or killers.
Provincial police chief Tommy Mthombeni stated the most recent sufferer appeared to have been stoned to demise, and a autopsy examination could be carried out to find out the reason for demise.
“We’ve got put extremely succesful investigators on this case,” he instructed reporters on the scene, pledging to search out these answerable for the killings.
President Cyril Ramaphosa acknowledged the most recent discovery whereas on the marketing campaign path for upcoming native elections, broadcaster eNCA reported.
“I’ve sadly heard about tenth physique of a girl present in Thembisa,” Ramaphosa stated. “This continues to make us very unhappy, and in some ways, it’s a disgrace on the lads of South Africa that we proceed to kill the ladies of our lovely nation.”
South Africa has one of many highest femicide charges on this planet, with a median of 15 ladies killed per day.
Two ladies have been charged with the homicide of the girl whose physique was the ninth found, final week. Police have stated that the killing might have stemmed from a relationship-related matter.
Mthombeni instructed state broadcaster SABC that investigators imagine the ninth killing was an remoted case. Nonetheless, he stated it’s attainable a number of the different killings are related.
He added that a number of the murders shared similarities, however cautioned that there isn’t any conclusive proof to counsel the identical individual or group is accountable.
Police found three our bodies in July and August inside six kilometres (4 miles) of each other in Ekurhuleni. Earlier this month, six our bodies had been present in 10 days, additionally in Ekurhuleni.
Previous to Saturday’s discovery, all the deceased ladies had been of their 20s or 30s. A number of of them had been discovered fully or partially nude. Police haven’t but confirmed the age of the tenth girl or whether or not she was clothed.
The primary physique, found in mid-July, was discovered bare. The deceased had been restrained with cable ties. Her boyfriend was subsequently arrested, however no prices had been filed.
