Fear grips SA as four women are found dead and a fifth remains missing
The disappearance of Kempton Park runner Elizabeth Mokolo Moselakgomo has deepened fears after four women’s bodies were found in the area over two months.
South Africa has been gripped by fear after the bodies of four women were discovered in the Gauteng province, and the disappearance of a fifth woman has prompted police to issue a public warning. The police are conducting a multidisciplinary investigation into the four cases, highlighting concerning similarities between them. While the South African Police Service (SAPS) has not confirmed that the deaths were the result of a serial killer, they believe the similarities are significant enough to intensify the investigation.
The fifth woman, 38-year-old runner Elizabeth Mokolo Moselakgomo, or "Tsontso," vanished after leaving for a routine run on September 9 in Kempton Park. Her eight-year-old daughter has been left to cope with the emotional ordeal, and the family has been subjected to the trauma of identifying unidentified bodies found in the area.
The family spokesperson, Dawn Gounden, expressed the family's anguish and their desperate hope that none of the unidentified bodies belonged to Moselakgomo. The latest discovery was on September 12, when a fourth woman's body was found in the area. The SAPS has been treating the developments seriously, intensifying their investigations, and urging people to avoid spreading unverified information about the cases.
Crime experts warn that the circumstances surrounding the cases warrant serious investigation, particularly due to the vulnerability of women who run alone in predictable routines and isolated routes.
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