Elizabeth Moselakgomo identified as fourth woman found dead in Kempton Park - IOL

Elizabeth "Tsontso” Mokolo Moselakgomo has been positively identified as one of the five women found dead in Gauteng.

The body of 38-year-old Elizabeth “Tsontso” Moselakgomo has been positively identified by her family at the Germiston mortuary, as police intensify investigations into the deaths of women in the Kempton Park area.

The South African Police Service (SAPS) confirmed the identification on Sunday, after body of a fifth woman was found in the Kempton Park area, after the discovery of four bodies in the area over the past two month.

Acting National Commissioner Lieutenant General Puleng Dimpane has vowed that police will leave no stone unturned in identifying, tracing and bringing to justice those responsible for the deaths.

Moselakgomo’s family positively identified her body at the Germiston mortuary.

Moselakgomo disappeared after leaving her Kempton Park home for an afternoon run on Wednesday, September 10.

Police said Moselakgomo’s eight-year-old daughter contacted relatives after her mother failed to return home from her run, prompting the family to report her as missing to authorities.

Dimpane extended her condolences to the family and loved ones, describing the circumstances surrounding her death as devastating.

“We extend our deepest sympathies to the family and loved ones of Elizabeth during this extremely painful time. The loss of a loved one under such circumstances is devastating, and we assure the family that the SAPS will do everything within its powers to establish exactly what happened to Elizabeth and to ensure that those responsible are held accountable,” said Dimpane.

The mortuary where the body of 38-year-old Elizabeth “Tsontso” Moselakgomo was identified by her family.

The identification comes as investigators continue probing a number of cases involving the deaths of women in the Kempton Park area.

Police said a fifth body was discovered in Gauteng on Sunday.

Dimpane has directed a multidisciplinary team comprising detectives and other specialised policing resources to intensify the investigations.

The first victim, a 37-year-old woman, was found near the R21 on July 15. She was naked and had been restrained with cable ties. 

A suspect was arrested two days later and remains in custody.

A second body, that of a 32-year-old woman, was found near the R21 on August 24. She was partially clothed.

An unidentified woman was found on September 10 in an advanced state of decomposition. 

She was naked, and police said, “at this stage, we have not yet been able to formally establish her identity”.

The fourth body, that of a 38-year-old woman, was found on September 12 in Rhodesfield, behind a hotel. 

She was wearing sports clothing and was partially clothed. Her identity remains subject to formal confirmation through the mortuary identification process.

Police have so far arrested one suspect in connection with the discovery of the first body in July.

Dimpane assured the public that SAPS remains committed to protecting women and bringing perpetrators of violence against women to justice.

“We will not rest until we have established the truth. Where there is evidence linking individuals to these crimes, we will pursue them relentlessly and ensure that they face the full might of the law,” she said.