{
  "id": 7399008,
  "title": "KILLING SPREE: ‘We are scared as women,’ say Kempton Park residents after fifth body is found",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/killing-spree-we-are-scared-as-women-say-kempton-park-residents-after",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-14T21:26:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Maverick",
    "slug": "daily-maverick",
    "url": "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-09-14-we-are-scared-as-women-say-kempton-park-residents-after-fifth-body-is-found/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Five women's bodies have been discovered in the Kempton Park area over the past week, with police suspecting a possible serial killer. Elizabeth Moselakgomo, a 38-year-old mother of an eight-year-old daughter, was the fifth victim found on Saturday, 12 September. Her body was discovered behind a hotel in Rhodesfield, and she was identified by her family at the Germiston Mortuary on Monday, 14 September. Moselakgomo, known as \"Tsontso\" to those close to her, was described as the \"glue of the family\" by her uncle and spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Andries Mataila. Police have not confirmed if the five deaths are linked, but similarities in the cases have raised concerns.",
  "summary": "Three women’s bodies have been found in the broader Kempton Park area in the last week, five since July, with similarities in the cases raising concerns that they may be victims of a serial killer.",
  "key_points": [
    "Five women's bodies discovered in Kempton Park over a week.",
    "Police suspect possible serial killer in the killings.",
    "Elizabeth Moselakgomo, 38, fifth victim found on 12 September."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}