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  "id": 8009313,
  "title": "Ninth woman found dead in South Africa killing spree",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/ninth-woman-found-dead-in-south-africa-killing-spree-8009313",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-17T10:54:43.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://punchng.com/ninth-woman-found-dead-in-south-africa-killing-spree/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "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.\n\nThe 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.\n\nThe 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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        "outlet": "Toronto Sun",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/ninth-woman-found-dead-in-south-africa-killing-spree-8018017",
        "published": "2026-09-17T11:04:54.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "‘We cannot continue picking up bodies’: South Africa probes ninth woman’s death in two months",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/we-cannot-continue-picking-up-bodies-south-africa-probes-ninth-womans",
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        "published": "2026-09-17T12:14:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "South Africa: Police find 9th body of woman amid spree fears",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/south-africa-police-find-9th-body-of-woman-amid-spree-fears",
        "published": "2026-09-17T12:45:00.000Z"
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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."
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