Police search for family of unidentified woman amid Ekurhuleni deaths
Police are trying to trace the family of a woman whose body was found floating in a river in Clayville on September 7, as investigators probe nine cases involving women found dead across Ekurhuleni and surrounding areas.
Investigators in Ekurhuleni are still searching for the family of an unidentified woman whose body was discovered in a river on September 7. The woman was found naked except for her underwear. Deputy national police commissioner Lieutenant General Tebello Mosikili made the statement outside Boksburg Magistrate’s Court, where two women appeared in connection with the murder of Jabulile Ntimba.
Ntimba, believed to be around 30 years old, was found on September 17 with a fatal throat injury in an open area on Lama Street in Villa Lisa, Dawn Park. Two women, Fortunate Masilela and Tsakane Nester Msithini, have been arrested and charged with premeditated murder and defeating the ends of justice. They are being held in custody and are scheduled to apply for bail on October 1.
A third man arrested alongside the two women has since been released and not charged. Police have confirmed that they are investigating the possibility of links between the victims and the ongoing investigation into Ntimba's murder. Mosikili stated that police are not ruling out any possibilities, but they have not yet concluded that a serial killer is responsible for these deaths.
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