Deaths of nine women in South Africa could be 'linked to serial killer', police say
The bodies of nine women have been found in South Africa in just two months - sparking a major police investigation into whether the deaths are linked.
South African police have found the ninth body of a woman in two months, east of Johannesburg. The latest victim was discovered half-naked and wrapped in a sheet on the side of a road in Dawn Park. According to the BBC World, her identity has not yet been released.
The nine bodies were found across Ekurhuleni, a major urban area of Johannesburg, since July. Several of the women were found partially clothed and with injuries. President Cyril Ramaphosa has vowed that "no stone will be left unturned" in finding those behind the killings.
The killing spree has caused fear and uncertainty in communities. A suspect was arrested two days after the first body was discovered in Kempton Park on 15 July. The police are still investigating the circumstances surrounding the killings and have not established whether all the deaths are connected or whether a serial killer is responsible.
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