{
  "id": 7890447,
  "title": "MURDER SPREE: Brother’s agonising search for Ekurhuleni killings victim Itumeleng Kekana",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/murder-spree-brothers-agonising-search-for-ekurhuleni-killings-victim",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T23:00:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Maverick",
    "slug": "daily-maverick",
    "url": "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-09-17-brothers-agonising-search-for-ekurhuleni-killings-victim-itumeleng-kekana/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Itumeleng Kekana, a 32-year-old woman from Mmakwane Village in QwaQwa, disappeared from her home in Kempton Park on 17 July 2026. Her family searched hospitals, police stations, and mortuaries for answers, only finding her remains on 3 August 2026 on Great North Road in Pomona. The discovery made her one of eight women whose bodies had been found in Ekurhuleni since July. Itumeleng lived and worked in Kempton Park, selling beauty products at a local shop. Her older brother, Themba Kekana, last spoke to her on the morning of her disappearance. On 18 July, his calls stopped going through, and he later found out she had left the previous evening, claiming she was going to meet a client to sell beauty products. On 3 August, a man discovered Itumeleng's decomposing body with multiple stab wounds near the road. She left behind her parents and a 14-year-old daughter. Police are investigating the case, appealing to families of missing women for assistance, and have deployed specialized investigators and forensic resources to examine the cases.",
  "summary": "Itumeleng Kekana’s family searched hospitals, police stations and mortuaries for answers after the 32-year-old disappeared from Kempton Park. On 3 August, their search ended when her remains were found on Great North Road in Pomona, making her one of eight women whose bodies have been discovered in Ekurhuleni since July. Her case highlights questions around evidence collection, DNA processing and…",
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  "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."
}