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Body of nineth woman found in Boksburg

This brings to nine the number of women's bodies found in Ekurhuleni since July this year.

A ninth woman's body has been discovered in Dawn Park, Boksburg, near Johannesburg, according to police. This brings the total number of women's bodies found in Ekurhuleni since July this year to nine. Major-General Fred Kekana stated that preliminary indications suggest the body was dumped at the scene.

On Wednesday, police confirmed the identity of the eighth woman whose body was found in KwaThema, East Rand. The 38-year-old victim, Dineo Evelyn Motapane, was positively identified by her family at the Springs Mortuary on Wednesday afternoon. Motapane was last seen alive on Sunday and had not been reported missing at the time of her discovery on the side of the road.

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