Authorities investigate discovery of nine women's bodies in South Africa
The discovery of nine women's bodies in the Ekurhuleni area near Johannesburg over the past three months has sparked public fear and anger regarding gender-based violence. Police are investigating potential links between the deaths, and three individuals have been arrested in connection with one of the cases.
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Three suspects have been detained in South Africa in connection with the murder of a woman in an area east of Johannesburg – the last of nine recent cases in that region that has shone a spotlight on the level of violence against women in the country.
Under pressure to solve the spate of murders which has involved victims' bodies being dumped on a roadside, police have described the arrests of the three – a man and two women - as a "breakthrough".
Referring to all nine cases, acting police chief Lt Gen Puleng Dimpane said her officers were "working tirelessly to bring those responsible to justice".
The three suspects are due in court on Monday morning.
Their case relates to the death of Jabulile Ntimba, whose half-naked body was found wrapped in a sheet in Dawn Park last Thursday.
Several of the recent victims were discovered partially clothed and with injuries, but police have stressed that they have not established whether all the deaths are connected or whether a serial killer is responsible.
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