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Nine women found dead in Johannesburg area over two months
By The BriefBrief · Sources (14)
Filed: Sep 18, 2026 at 6:05 AM ET
Summary: Police say a ninth woman was found dead in Dawn Park, Boksburg, in South Africa’s Ekurhuleni municipality, about two months after eight other women’s bodies were discovered in the same Johannesburg neighbourhood. Investigators are checking whether the deaths involve one perpetrator or multiple men and whether any cases are copycat crimes.
WHO: South African Police Service spokesperson Athlenda Mathe
WHAT: A ninth woman was found dead in Dawn Park, with police investigating whether the deaths are connected and whether copycat crimes are involved.
WHEN: Sep 18, 2026
WHERE: Dawn Park, Boksburg (Ekurhuleni municipality), east of Johannesburg, South Africa
WHY: Police are investigating whether the deaths involve one perpetrator or a group of men and whether copycat crimes are involved.
Sources (14):
ABC News,
Africa News,
Al Jazeera,
AllAfrica,
BBC News,
CBS News,
Daily Maverick,
Deutsche Welle,
France 24,
NPR,
Sky News,
Straits Times,
The Guardian World,
The Independent
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