Overview
- Police say investigators are examining four separate deaths discovered in Kempton Park between 15 July and 12 September and have mobilised forensic teams, K9 and tracking units, the Murder and Robbery Unit and the Investigative Psychology Unit to compare evidence.
- A suspect arrested in the first case found near the R21 on 15 July remains in custody, but Acting Gauteng Commissioner Major General Fred Kekana warned it is too early to conclude all four cases involve a single perpetrator.
- The disappearance of 38-year-old Elizabeth Mokolo Moselakgomo after an afternoon run on Wednesday, 10 September has been folded into the wider probe, and her family will carry out formal mortuary identification for an unidentified woman found in York Street on Saturday.
- Detectives have noted troubling similarities across the scenes — victims found partially clothed or naked with visible bruising in the same vicinity — and police have urged women to avoid isolated areas, travel in groups and be cautious when meeting people from online platforms.
- Authorities have appealed for information through Warrant Officer Elvis Manyike and the MySAPS app, asked the public and media not to speculate, and warned that investigators are considering multiple scenarios including deaths elsewhere with bodies dumped in Kempton Park or the possibility of more than one suspect.