Eighth woman found dead in Gauteng as police widen Kempton Park probe

Ask AI 8 min Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia (with mike in hand) has confirmed that the number of women’s bodies discovered in Gauteng has risen to eight.

Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia has confirmed that the number of women’s bodies discovered in Gauteng has risen to eight.

Cachalia made the announcement during a high-level meeting in Parktown on Tuesday night, where senior police officials and investigators are briefing government on the ongoing investigation into the discovery of bodies.

It was said that the eighth body was discovered in Olifantsfontein.

Earlier, IOL reported that a woman's body found in a river in Clayville, next to Tembisa Mall, on September 7 had been linked to the investigation of six other bodies of women found in Gauteng.