{"id":99789,"date":"2026-09-18T09:49:22","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T09:49:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/9th-womans-body-found-in-same-area-of-south-africa-adding-to-fears-of-serial-killer\/"},"modified":"2026-09-18T09:49:22","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T09:49:22","slug":"9th-womans-body-found-in-same-area-of-south-africa-adding-to-fears-of-serial-killer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/9th-womans-body-found-in-same-area-of-south-africa-adding-to-fears-of-serial-killer\/","title":{"rendered":"9th woman&#8217;s body found in same area of South Africa, adding to fears of serial killer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><em>Johannesburg<\/em> \u2014 South African police said Thursday a ninth woman&#8217;s body has been discovered in an area east of Johannesburg, and said it could be linked to a series of killings they are investigating.<\/p>\n<p>All nine bodies were found in the Ekurhuleni municipality over the last two months, raising concerns that they were carried out by the same person or people. Police previously said that some similarities in the killings of the first eight victims were &#8220;sufficiently concerning for the police to issue a public warning.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>The discoveries have sent shock waves around the country, sparked a high-level investigation and highlighted the scourge of femicide and high levels of violent crime. <\/p>\n<p>Police said the discovery of the latest body early Thursday &#8220;will be added to the investigations into the deaths of women in Ekurhuleni.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed__float-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/09\/17\/612ff993-6ca0-4be4-96bd-ef33160f9e22\/thumbnail\/620x413\/4b1e84c2d2ad46ff2ee48581c82aea83\/gettyimages-2295100869.jpg#\" alt=\"SAFRICA-CRIME-DEATH \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/09\/17\/612ff993-6ca0-4be4-96bd-ef33160f9e22\/thumbnail\/620x413\/4b1e84c2d2ad46ff2ee48581c82aea83\/gettyimages-2295100869.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/09\/17\/612ff993-6ca0-4be4-96bd-ef33160f9e22\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/d58e1e4bcce7e59fb7cdb126f4fef169\/gettyimages-2295100869.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Members of the South African Police Service (SAPS) Forensic Pathology Services work on the crime scene where the body of a woman was discovered on Sept. 17, 2026.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                EMMANUEL CROSET \/ AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Provincial police commissioner Fred Kekana said a passerby found the woman&#8217;s body near a construction site and alerted police. <\/p>\n<p>The unidentified woman appeared to be about 30 and had an apparent stab wound to her side, while her throat appeared to have been cut, he said. Forensic investigators had not yet determined the official cause of death. <\/p>\n<p>Kekana said police had not established whether her death was linked to the other cases and appealed for information from the public. <\/p>\n<p>He also urged people not to circulate photographs of the bodies or unverified reports on social media, warning that they were spreading fear and could encourage copycat crimes. <\/p>\n<p>A multidisciplinary team of experts has been assigned to investigate the cases and identify those responsible.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>So far, the bodies have been found across several Ekurhuleni communities including Kempton Park, Pomona, Clayville, Olifantsfontein, Rhodesfield, KwaThema and Dawn Park.<\/p>\n<p>Police have imposed a lockdown in Kempton Park, French news agency AFP reported. &#8220;We cannot continue picking up bodies,&#8221; deputy police chief Tebello Mosikili told journalists in Dawn Park, where AFP said the latest body was found.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi said police were pursuing leads and making progress in two or three cases, although he didn&#8217;t provide details. 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