South African police race to solve killings of seven women amid serial killer fears
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September 15, 2026
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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) — South African police are racing to crack the killings of at least seven women whose bodies have been found east of Johannesburg in two months, the latest on Tuesday.
The country has one of the world’s highest homicide rates, but the discovery of the women’s bodies, partially naked and battered, has sparked fresh anxiety and raised fears that a serial killer or group of killers may be operating in the area.
Five bodies were recovered in just one week in the Ekurhuleni municipality, police said.
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