GAUTENG. – The body of a fifth woman was found on Monday morning in Olifantsfontein, near Kempton Park, amid an investigation into the deaths of four women whose bodies have been discovered in the area over the past roughly two months.
According to eNCA the body was noticed by a passer-by who was on the way to work. The body was found beside a road, roughly 20 minutes from the area where the previous four bodies were discovered. Brig. Athlenda Mathe, national police spokesperson, confirmed according to EWN that the body was found. The body was partially clothed and showed bruising according to police. Her identity has not yet been made public.
The latest discovery follows the discovery of four more women's bodies in the Kempton Park and Rhodesfield area over the past roughly two months. Police have established a multidisciplinary task force comprising detectives from the murder and robbery unit and the investigative psychology unit, among others, to investigate the circumstances of the deaths.
Police have pointed out concerning similarities between some of the cases, but have stressed that it cannot yet be confirmed that the murders are linked to a serial killer. The latest development comes as the search continues for 38-year-old Elizabeth "Tsontso" Moselakgomo. She went for a run on 10 September and did not return to her home. Police have not yet confirmed that her body has been found.
Women in and around Kempton Park, particularly in Rhodesfield, are advised to be extra vigilant and not to walk or run alone in isolated areas. Residents, motorists, security personnel and other community members with information about suspicious activities are urged to come forward. Anyone with information that could assist the investigation can contact AO Elvis Manyike on 082 465 7249.
Nuusflits requested police comment.
Sources: SAPD, eNCA, EWN, Jacaranda FM, The Citizen/Kempton Express
This article is an automatic English translation of a Nuusflits article originally published in Afrikaans. Read the Afrikaans original.
