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Gauteng police confirm woman’s body discovered in Tembisa on 7 Sept

The woman, believed to be in her late 20s, was found in a river next to Tembisa Mall.

Police have officially confirmed that a woman's body was discovered in Clayville, Tembisa on September 7th. This marks the seventh woman's body found in the region over a two-month period, prompting the investigation by a specialized team. The victim is believed to be a woman in her late 20s. Her lifeless body was found in a river close to Tembisa Mall.

Gauteng Police Commissioner Fred Kekana stated, "Body of a female in her late 20s was observed in the river in Clayville next to Dambusa Mall." The woman was found naked but with her underwear still intact. Kekana added, "We don’t want to speculate whether clothes were taken by the river, flow of river or what, but we included it now to be part of what we are going to look at." Earlier reports indicated a sixth woman's body was found in Kwa-Thema, Springs, in Ekurhuleni.

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