“Something Sinister Is Going on”: UK True Crime Creator Raises Alarm Over 9 Women Found Dead in SA

• British true crime creator Charley Bourne posted a TikTok video raising alarm about nine women found dead in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng, in just two months
• The bodies were discovered across several East Rand locations, with victims showing similar injuries and found partially unclothed near roadsides
• Women in Kempton Park said they are living in fear, with some reporting the death toll has since risen even higher

A British true crime commentator has drawn international attention to a deeply disturbing series of killings in Gauteng after posting a video on 19 September 2026 about nine women found dead in and around the Ekurhuleni municipality.

Charley Bourne, who runs the TikTok account @charleybournetruecrime, said she had received more direct messages about this case than any other in her account's history.

"Something very sinister is going on right now," she said in the video, filmed from her bedroom in a talking-head format.

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The discoveries began in July 2026, when a 37-year-old woman was found naked and bound with cable ties at the roadside in Kempton Park. A foreign national was arrested in connection with that death and remains in custody at Modderbee Correctional Facility. Police later said that case was unrelated to the killings that followed, though investigators have not ruled out a single perpetrator or group being responsible.

Women found across the East Rand

Between July and mid-September 2026, nine bodies were recovered across multiple locations, including Rhodesfield, Olifantsfontein, Clayville, KwaThema in Springs, and Dawn Park in Boksburg. Most victims were partially or fully unclothed, with visible injuries, and abandoned in open fields, alongside roads, or near rivers. Victims ranged from their twenties to their late thirties.

Among those identified was Elizabeth Moselakgomo, 38, a dedicated runner who disappeared on 9 September 2026 during her regular training session. Her body was found three days later behind a hotel in Rhodesfield. She left behind an eight-year-old daughter. Gracious Nkomo, 28, a lodge worker, went missing for over two weeks before her body was found near the R21 highway. The ninth victim, Jabulile Ntimba, was found wrapped in a sheet in Dawn Park on 17 September 2026. Three suspects have since been arrested in connection with her death, with two women charged in the Boksburg Magistrate's Court with premeditated murder.

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Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia announced an intensified Operation Shanela deployment in the area, and a R400,000 reward was posted for information leading to convictions. President Cyril Ramaphosa also condemned the killings publicly.

Mzansi and the World React

Viewers from South Africa and abroad flooded the comments on @charleybournetruecrime's TikTok video:

@nthabii45 wrote:

"The police said we must avoid being killed and be less visible to killers."

@caraboo🌹 said:

"I'm in America, so this is the first time I'm hearing of it. That is so scary! I hope no more women fall victim. I truly hate how we are preyed upon."

@ItsHazel💫🤍 shared:

"I work in Kempton Park. Every single woman I know who lives or works in the areas where bodies have been found is scared. As of right now, we are at 12 bodies found."

@Kiki wrote:

"Thank you for addressing what's happening in South Africa. We fear for our lives every day."

@Sharifa🤍 added:

"We are living in fear in South Africa as women."

@Marlize Francis said:

"Thank you for highlighting this. It's horrendous, and women are living in fear. There have been a lot of marches for the victims this last week. We are outraged and scared."

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Watch Charley Bourne's full TikTok breakdown of the Kempton Park murders here.

More on the Kempton Park killings

• Briefly News recently reported on three children who sang an emotional plea in response to the deaths in Kempton Park, and the video moved South Africans.
• A Cape Town safety activist urged South African women to plan for emergencies, sharing what to do when your emergency contact is unavailable.
• A leading South African scientist took the country's femicide crisis to an international audience, saying women in SA do not feel safe.

Source: Briefly News