‘We are prey’: discovery of seven women’s bodies fuels anger over femicide in South Africa
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Nine female bodies have been discovered near Johannesburg’s international airport, in the Ekurhuleni region east of the city. The victims, all in their 20s and 30s, were found over the past two months, with five reported in the last week. Police are investigating the deaths, warning that the killings may not all be connected.
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How it was reported
- The Guardian·‘We are prey’: discovery of seven women’s bodies fuels anger over femicide in South Africa
String of female murder victims found near Johannesburg’s international airport, including five in the past weekThe discovery of the bodies of seven women around Johannesburg’s international airport, including five in the past week, has prompted an outpouring of fear, grief and anger over a lack of ...
- BBC News·Ninth woman's body found as South African police investigate string of deaths
South Africa police have cautioned against assuming that all the killings are linked but many women are afraid.
- Al Jazeera·Ninth woman’s body found as South Africa probes series of killings
All female victims in their 20s and 30s were killed on the outskirts of Johannesburg in the past two months.
- Al Jazeera·South Africa gender commissioner: women ‘hunted’ amid femicide crisis
A ninth woman has been found dead amid a wave of killings in South Africa’s Ekurhuleni region, east of Johannesburg.