Search for missing runner ends in heartbreak as fifth body is found in Kempton Park

Search for missing runner ends in heartbreak as fifth body is found in Kempton Park. The family of missing runner Elizabeth “Tsontso” Moselakgomo has confirmed that her body was found in Kempton Park, as police investigate possible links between the deaths of five women in the area.

What happened

News Crime and CourtsUPDATED MAP: Where the 6th and 7th bodies were found in Kempton Park killings sagaKempton Park KillingsSihle Mlambo|Published 56 minutes agoAsk AI 6minGauteng police have discovered a sixth body in KwaThema, Springs and a body discovered on September 7, near the Thembisa Mall in Clayville, has been linked with the Kempton Park killings. On Monday, police discovered a fifth body in the Olifantsfontein area, while at the weekend the authorities had announced at least four bodies of half-naked women who were bruised or beaten in and around the Kempton Park area.

Her body was also found on the R21 highway, Kempton Park. Discovery 3 – September 10, 2026 In the third incident closer to Rhodesfield, Kempton Park, an unidentified woman’s body was found at the stage of decomposing. Police said the body of a 38-year-old woman was found during the search for missing jogger Elizabeth Mokolo Moselakgomo, who had left her 8-year-old daughter at home to go for a run. The sixth body was discovered in KwaThema, Springs, as the shock and horror around the Kempton Park R21 killings heightens.

Gauteng police have established a Task Team after five half-naked bodies of women were found murdered in the Kempton Park area.

The wider picture

Discovery 5 – September 14, 2026In the fifth discovery on the R21 closer to Olifantsfontein, Gauteng police have found a fifth body. Image: Itumeleng English/ANA Studio, SihleMlambo/IOL, Gemini Gauteng police have announced the discovery of two more bodies in the Kempton Park R21 killings saga. Earlier, IOL journalist Simon Majadibodu was at the crime scene in KwaThema, Springs, where the Gauteng police commissioner Lieutenant General Kekana announced that there was a seventh victim, whose body was found near a river in Clayville, next to Tembisa Mall, on September 7.

Hence, we went and checked even this body that was found on the cemetery, but there was this body that was found floating in the river of a female," he said, adding that she was found naked with her underwear on. Itumeleng English/ANA Studio, IOL Graphics, GeminiImage: Itumeleng English/ANA Studio, IOL Graphics, GeminiDiscovery 6 – September 15, 2026According to residents in the area, the latest body was found naked and it was already in the early stages of decomposing.

DistanceAccording to Google data, the driving distance between Discovery 1 (Kempton Park Industrial Zone) and Discovery 6 (KwaThema, Springs) is about 40 to 45 kilometres. The common thread among the killings appears to be location: all the killings appear to be taking place near and around the R21 in Kempton Park, and an apparent targeting of women. On Monday, IOL reported that in a two-month period, between July 15, 2026 and September 14, 2026, Gauteng police had made the grim discovery of five bodies of mostly half-naked women murdered in the Kempton Park area.

What has been reported

Image: Made With Gemini/IOLMinister Speaks on Kempton Park Killings Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia, who returned to the country on Monday night after a recent visit to China, has expressed deep concern about the Kempton Park killings. “The discovery of multiple women murdered in the Kempton Park area is deeply disturbing. . . She had visible bruises on her body and she was found half-naked. Discovery 4 – September 12, 2026 On Saturday, Gauteng police found a fourth body in the Rhodesfield area.

Acting National Commissioner Lieutenant General Puleng Dimpane, has ordered a task team to lead investigations into the Kempton Park murders. IOL NewsAsk AIRelated Topics:murdersapssa police servicekempton park killingsTuesday, September 15, 2026NewsCrime and CourtsSouth AfricaAfricaWorldBRICSEducationEnergyEnvironmentFeel GoodGovernment at WorkOpinionPoliticsOpinionOpinionNewsPoliticsEntertainmentLifestyleTechSportBusinessJobsEconomyPropertyWindow on ChinaHybrid WorkingEntertainmentCelebrity NewsStreamingMoviesMusicBooksWhats OnJoburgDurbanCape TownPretoriaOpinionLifestyleHealthBeautyFashionFoodRelationshipsParentingCompetitionsOpinionTravelLocalInternationalTechSoftware and InternetEsportsOpinionSportSoccerPSLRugbyCricketMMABettingOpinionHorse RacingMotoringReviewsLaunchesIndustry NewsMotorsport A seventh body, which was discovered by police on September 7 in Clayville, near the Thembisa Mall, has been linked to the killings. In the meantime, Gauteng police spokesperson Colonel Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi has confirmed the discovery and said the area had been cordoned off as police investigators search for clues.

What happens next

Discovery 7 – September 7, 2026Speaking to the media, Gauteng top cop Major General Fred Kekana said the identity of the victim remained unknown, but said police were going through the necessary processes to identify the woman, who was found half naked in a river. Kekana said a preliminary report about the body discovered in KwaThema showed that the woman appeared to have been strangled to death. Gauteng police have discovered a sixth body in KwaThema, Springs.

The area in which the body was dumped is within the township community of KwaThema, Springs, where there are houses, a tuck shop and a local church nearby. Unlike in the Rhodesfield case, the grass in the area was well kept and it is believed that the body was dumped recently in the area. The Department of Health's Pathology Unit was at the scene to remove the body, while the authorities continued to comb the scene for clues.

All the victims are found naked or half-naked, while they are also found with visible bruising on their bodies.