R400,000 reward offered: What we know about eight women found dead in Gauteng

R400,000 reward offered: What we know about eight women found dead in Gauteng. News Crime and CourtsR400,000 reward offered: What we know about eight women found dead in GautengSimon Majadibodu|Published 27 minutes agoAsk AI 5minA specialised police team has been assembled to investigate the deaths of eight women whose bodies have been discovered across Ekurhuleni since July, with police offering a R400,000 reward for information that could lead to an arrest.

What happened

Police have offered a R400,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of those responsible for the deaths of eight women whose bodies have been found at various locations acrossEkurhuleni, Gauteng, since July. Image: Itumeleng English / ANA StudioPolice have announced a R400,000 reward for information that could lead to the arrest of those responsible for the deaths of eight women whose bodies have been discovered at various locations in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng. The reward comes as police investigate a series of cases involving women whose bodies have been found dumped in areas including Kempton Park, Clayville, Olifantsfontein, Rhodesfield and Kwa-Thema.

Seven more women have since been found dead in Ekurhuleni. Police are investigating whether the deaths of seven women found in Gauteng are connected, while runners honour Elizabeth “Tsontso” Moselakgomo and call for safer routes and stronger action against gender-based violence. Acting national police commissioner Puleng Dimpane announced the reward on Tuesday night during a media briefing at the South African Police Service (SAPS) Gauteng headquarters in Parktown. Any information that we can get. . . there is R400,000 that we are putting on the table so that we are able to strengthen our investigations. ”Eight cases under investigationThe first body was discovered in July.

The wider picture

“There are unknown victims and we are calling upon families in particular around this area to come forward if they know of any family member who cannot account for their whereabouts,” she said. “The sooner we identify these victims, the quicker it will assist us to follow specific leads as well as to crack these particular cases. ”She said the reward was intended to strengthen the investigation and encourage members of the public to provide information.

“Indeed, over and above the intelligence teams that we have put together, we also acknowledge that the community as well as the media plays a significant role, as well as all other stakeholders, in assisting us to maintain law and order,” Dimpane said. She was found naked and restrained with cable ties. September 7 – OlifantsfonteinA woman believed to be in her late 20s was found floating in a river in Clayville, Olifantsfontein, near Thembisa Mall, around September 7.

Her body was found without clothing apart from underwear. Speaking to the media at the Kwa-Thema crime scene on Tuesday afternoon, acting Gauteng police commissioner Fred Kekana said the case would be included in the broader investigation. September 10 – Kempton ParkThe body of an unidentified woman was found in Kempton Park at about 10.

What has been reported

September 12 – RhodesfieldElizabeth “Tsontso” Moselakgomo, 38, was reported missing by her eight-year-old daughter on 9 September after she failed to return home from her usual run. Her remains were found partially naked and bruised in Rhodesfield, Kempton Park, on 12 September. The woman was found partially naked and bruised. Police reviewing cases collectivelyDimpane said police were reviewing all eight cases as part of a coordinated investigation. Police also acknowledged that one case had initially not been included in their tally.

Police are investigating the cases collectively while working to establish whether they are connected. Specialised team establishedDimpane said a team of specialised investigators had been established to investigate the cases, with support from crime intelligence and other specialists. “We do have crime intelligence on the ground, provincial crime intelligence, as well as economic crime intelligence.

What happens next

Subsequently, I also instructed the head of intelligence at national level to guide this particular team,” she said. Dimpane said investigators had been working on the cases since the first incident was reported in July. “You will note that there is a case that was reported in July. We successfully investigated that case and there is a person behind bars in terms of that. We also have one person that we are pursuing,” she said.

She stressed that the person of interest was being pursued in connection with only one of the cases. We are not pursuing him or her in terms of their identification, and it is related to one case,” Dimpane said.

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