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Two more women found dead in Johannesburg, femicide total reaches 11 in two months

Two additional women were discovered dead in Johannesburg, bringing the city's femicide count to 11 over the past two months.

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France 24 English
“Two more women have been found dead in Johannesburg this weekend, bringing the number of women killed in a single municipality to 11 in just two months.”

Most of the other victims were in their 20s and 30s, with some found partially undressed and showing signs of sexual assault, raising fears that a serial killer could be responsible. Police have offered a $25,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the suspected killer or killers. The deaths have sparked a national outcry over violence against women in South Africa, which has one of the world’s highest rates of gender-based violence. Tegan Snayman, Research, Campaigns and…

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Notícias ao Minuto
“O último corpo foi descoberto hoje, ao meio-dia, hora local, numa zona de prados abertos do município de Ekurhuleni, informou a polícia.”

Machine translation: The last body was discovered today at noon local time in an open meadow area of the municipality of Ekurhuleni, the police reported.

Oito das vítimas foram encontradas este mês. A série de homicídios preocupa um país que regista uma das taxas de homicídios por habitante mais elevadas do mundo. O último corpo foi descoberto hoje, ao meio-dia, hora local, numa zona de prados abertos do município de Ekurhuleni, informou a polícia. "Um veículo de uma empresa de segurança que patrulhava a zona avistou o corpo e alertou a polícia", declarou a porta-voz da polícia, Brenda Muridili. Por enquanto, não foram fornecidos detalhes sobre…

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Al Jazeera English
“Police are investigating the killings in a country with one of the highest femicide rates in the world.”
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